Abstract
An end-on superoxido complex with the formula {[CoIII(OH2)(trpy)][CoIII(OO•)(trpy)](μ-bpp)}4+ (34+) (bpp- = bis(2-pyridyl)-3,5-pyrazolate; trpy = 2,2′6′:2″-terpyridine) has been characterized by resonance Raman, electron paramagnetic resonance, and X-ray absorption spectroscopies. These results together with online mass spectrometry experiments using 17O and 18O isotopically labeled compounds prove that this compound is a key intermediate of the water oxidation reaction catalyzed by the peroxido-bridged complex {[CoIII(trpy)]2(μ-bpp)(μ-OO)}3+ (13+). DFT calculations agree with and complement the experimental data, offering a complete description of the transition states and intermediates involved in the catalytic cycle.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 15291-15294 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 47 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 30 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support from MINECO and FEDER (CTQ-2016-80058-R, SEV-2013-0319, and CTQ-2014-52974-REDC) and EUCOSTActions CM1202 and CM1205 is acknowledged. D.M. thanks the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), CSGB Division (Contract DE-AC02-06CH11357) and resources of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) and Center of Nanoscale Materials both at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Dr. Sun from Sector 20 (APS), supported by U.S.DOEand the Canadian Light Source, is also acknowledged. C.J.C. thanks the U.S. NSF for support (CHE-1361595). L.G. was partially supported by the U.S. DOE, Basic Energy Sciences, under SciDAC (Grant No. DESC0008666). A.G. thanks the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for the financial support (Agreement No. 14.587.21.0002, unique identifier RFMEFI58714X0002).
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