2018
Water-Nucleophilic Attack Mechanism for the CuII(pyalk)2 Water-Oxidation Catalyst
Rudshteyn B, Fisher K, Lant H, Yang K, Mercado B, Brudvig G, Crabtree R, Batista V. Water-Nucleophilic Attack Mechanism for the CuII(pyalk)2 Water-Oxidation Catalyst. ACS Catalysis 2018, 8: 7952-7960. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinetic isotope effectsWater nucleophilic attack mechanismWater oxidation catalystsWater nucleophilic attackD Kinetic Isotope EffectO bond formationUV-visible spectraDensity functional theoryElectrochemical stepWater oxidationElectrochemical analysisTurnover frequencyDerivative complexesBond formationRadical speciesRational designCis formFunctional theoryIsotope effectRate-limiting stepCatalystComplexesAttack mechanismMechanistic findingsDeprotonation
2015
Isotopic Probe Illuminates the Role of the Electrode Surface in Proton Coupled Hydride Transfer Electrochemical Reduction of Pyridinium on Pt(111)
Zeitler E, Ertem M, Pander J, Yan Y, Batista V, Bocarsly A. Isotopic Probe Illuminates the Role of the Electrode Surface in Proton Coupled Hydride Transfer Electrochemical Reduction of Pyridinium on Pt(111). Journal Of The Electrochemical Society 2015, 162: h938-h944. DOI: 10.1149/2.0821514jes.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEquilibrium isotope effectPt surfacePyridinium reductionVoltammetric half-wave potentialElectrochemical CO2 reductionObserved redox potentialsOne-electron reductionHalf-wave potentialDeuterium substitutionPyridinium sitesElectrochemical reductionCyclic voltammogramsElectrode surfaceCathodic waveElectron transferPyridine solutionBrønsted acidsCO2 reductionRedox potentialIsotopic probesReaction mechanismPyridiniumIsotopic substitutionH atomsIsotope effect