A nickel phosphine complex as a fast and efficient hydrogen production catalyst

Lu Gan, Thomas L. Groy, Tarakeshwar Pilarisetty, Shobeir K S Mazinani, Jason Shearer, Vladimiro Mujica, Anne Jones

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(Chemical Equation Presented) Here we report the electrocatalytic reduction of protons to hydrogen by a novel S2P2 coordinated nickel complex, [Ni(bdt)(dppf)] (bdt = 1,2-benzenedithiolate, dppf = 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene). The catalysis is fast and effi cient with a turnover frequency of 1240 s-1 and an overpotential of only 265 mV for half activity at low acid concentrations. Furthermore, catalysis is possible using a weak acid, and the complex is stable for at least 4 h in acidic solution. Calculations of the system carried out at the density functional level of theory (DFT) are consistent with a mechanism for catalysis in which both protonations take place at the nickel center.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1109-1115
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume137
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 28 2015

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A nickel phosphine complex as a fast and efficient hydrogen production catalyst. / Gan, Lu; Groy, Thomas L.; Pilarisetty, Tarakeshwar; Mazinani, Shobeir K S; Shearer, Jason; Mujica, Vladimiro; Jones, Anne.

In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 137, No. 3, 28.01.2015, p. 1109-1115.

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Gan, L, Groy, TL, Pilarisetty, T, Mazinani, SKS, Shearer, J, Mujica, V & Jones, A 2015, 'A nickel phosphine complex as a fast and efficient hydrogen production catalyst', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 137, no. 3, pp. 1109-1115. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja509779q
Gan L, Groy TL, Pilarisetty T, Mazinani SKS, Shearer J, Mujica V et al. A nickel phosphine complex as a fast and efficient hydrogen production catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2015 Jan 28;137(3):1109-1115. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja509779q
Gan, Lu ; Groy, Thomas L. ; Pilarisetty, Tarakeshwar ; Mazinani, Shobeir K S ; Shearer, Jason ; Mujica, Vladimiro ; Jones, Anne. / A nickel phosphine complex as a fast and efficient hydrogen production catalyst. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2015 ; Vol. 137, No. 3. pp. 1109-1115.
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