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Karkas MD, Akermark T, Johnston EV, Karim SR, Laine TM, Lee BL, Akermark T, Privalov T, Akermark B.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Nov 12;51(46):11589-93.
Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
Light me up: Through the use of an imidazole motif it is possible to introduce a combined redox and proton-transfer mediator into single-site ruthenium water-oxidation catalysts. With the complex (see picture), high turnover numbers and high initial turnover frequencies were attained with the mild oxidant [Ru(bpy)3]3+ (bpy=2,2′-bipyridine).
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