2023
Ligand Tuning in Cu(pyalk)2 Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis
Cody C, Caes Z, Capobianco M, Mercado B, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Ligand Tuning in Cu(pyalk)2 Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis. Inorganics 2023, 11: 229. DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11060229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidationWater oxidation electrocatalysisAnalogous copper complexesWater oxidation electrocatalystsArtificial photosynthetic systemsElectron-donating groupsSolar energy conversionPyalk ligandCatalyst tuningLigand tuningOxidation electrocatalystsCopper complexesFaradaic efficiencyLigand modificationCatalytic propertiesLigand formsAttractive scaffoldFirst-principles predictionPara positionGood activityMolecular systemsPhotosynthetic systemsEnergy conversionComplexesOxidation
2018
Catalysing water oxidation using nature’s metal
Brudvig G. Catalysing water oxidation using nature’s metal. Nature Catalysis 2018, 1: 10-11. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-017-0013-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper(II) Complex of an Oxidation-Resistant Ligand
Fisher K, Materna K, Mercado B, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper(II) Complex of an Oxidation-Resistant Ligand. ACS Catalysis 2017, 7: 3384-3387. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidationElectrocatalytic water oxidationPotential electrolysis experimentsWater oxidation electrocatalystsStrong donor characterCatalyst degradationTurnover frequencyElectrolysis experimentsDonor characterCatalytic turnoverBasic conditionsOxidationHarsh conditionsOxidation resistanceElectrocatalystsCatalystLigandsCopperComplexesO2NHEFormationDegradation