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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 46, Issue 13, Pages 6027-6038Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1nj06003a
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- CSIR [01(3062)/21/EMR-II]
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In this study, a new class of benzimidazole-derived dinuclear cobalt complexes were used as molecular electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic proton reduction in an organic medium. The complexes showed high catalytic activity and stability in the presence of acetic acid.
A set of new class benzimidazole-derived dinuclear cobalt complexes, [Co-2(II)(L-1)(2)] (1) and [Co-2(II)(L-2)(2)] (2) as molecular electrocatalysts are employed in a homogeneous system for electrocatalytic proton reduction (where L-1 = 2-{[2-(8-hydroxyquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]methyl}quinolin-8-ol and L-2 = 2-{[6-methyl-2-(8-hydroxyquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]methyl}quinolin-8-ol). The catalysts 1 and 2 electrocatalyze efficiently in an organic medium with the addition of acetic acid to probe the catalysis resulting in 82-90% of faradaic efficiency for H-2 evolution at an applied potential of -1.70 V vs. SCE. From the electrochemical responses, it was inferred that the methyl-substituted dinuclear analogue, [Co-2(II)(L-2)(2)], possesses more negative onset potential and an increased overpotential of 100 mV than its parent counterpart, displaying lower catalytic activity. Upon performing an open circuit potential test through the application of an external potential of -1.70 V and -2.10 V vs. SCE followed by further treatment with 24 equivalents of proton source, the initial species reverts to the (CoCoII)-Co-II state. No observable degradation of catalysts was observed during the process that ensures their high stability throughout the event.
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