Deciphering Reversible Homogeneous Catalysis of the Electrochemical H2 Evolution and Oxidation: Role of Proton Relays and Local Concentration Effects**
Abstract:Nickel bisdiphosphine complexes bearing pendant amines form a unique series of catalysts (so‐called DuBois’ catalysts) capable of bidirectional/reversible electrocatalytic oxidation and production of dihydrogen. This unique behaviour is directly linked to the presence of proton relays installed close to the metal center. We report here for the arginine derivative [Ni(P2CyN2Arg)2]6+ on a mechanistic model and its kinetic treatment that may apply to all DuBois’ catalysts and show that it allows for a good fit of… Show more
“…system, where all of the kinetic constants were extracted for the proposed reversible reaction scheme. 26 Notably, this study shows the importance of the P R 2 N R 0 2 ligand scaffold not only for its conformational flexibility and proper positioning of the pendant amine for metal hydride formation, but also for the effective deprotonation of the nickel-hydride species.…”
Section: Measuring Proton Transfer Kinetics When Ligand Cooperativity...mentioning
This review discusses proton transfer kinetics for reactions involving transition metal hydride complexes, highlighting the techniques used to measure proton transfer rate constants and the implications for fuel-forming reactions.
“…system, where all of the kinetic constants were extracted for the proposed reversible reaction scheme. 26 Notably, this study shows the importance of the P R 2 N R 0 2 ligand scaffold not only for its conformational flexibility and proper positioning of the pendant amine for metal hydride formation, but also for the effective deprotonation of the nickel-hydride species.…”
Section: Measuring Proton Transfer Kinetics When Ligand Cooperativity...mentioning
This review discusses proton transfer kinetics for reactions involving transition metal hydride complexes, highlighting the techniques used to measure proton transfer rate constants and the implications for fuel-forming reactions.
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