Tailoring dicobalt Pacman complexes of Schiff-base calixpyrroles towards dioxygen reduction catalysis

Elham Askarizadeh, Sahar Bani Yaghoob, Davar M. Boghaei, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Jason B. Love

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Abstract

By modifying the mouth of a macrocyclic dicobalt Pacman complex, it is possible to both isolate new bridging-superoxo and hydroxyl complexes and to tune the reactivity of this system towards catalytic four-electron reduction of dioxygen to water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)710-712
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume46
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • PORPHYRIN-CORROLE DYADS
  • O BOND ACTIVATION
  • HANGMAN PORPHYRINS
  • FUEL-CELLS
  • OXYGEN
  • REACTIVITY
  • WATER
  • O-2
  • ARCHITECTURES
  • COBALT(III)

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