A new hydrophilic supramolecular photocatalyst for the production of H2 in aerobic aqueous solutions

Theodore R Canterbury; Shamindri M Arachchige; Karen J Brewer; Robert B Moore

doi:10.1039/c6cc03370a

A new hydrophilic supramolecular photocatalyst for the production of H2 in aerobic aqueous solutions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Jul 5;52(56):8663-6. doi: 10.1039/c6cc03370a.

Authors

Theodore R Canterbury¹, Shamindri M Arachchige¹, Karen J Brewer¹, Robert B Moore¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0212, USA. rbmoore3@vt.edu.

PMID: 27250778
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03370a

Abstract

Addition of sulfonated terminal ligands into a Ru,Rh,Ru photocatalyst has a significant impact on the excited-state properties of the complex. The hydrophilic photocatalyst demonstrates increased solubility and H2 production in aqueous solutions. H2 production is observed under aerobic conditions for the new complex, a stark contrast to the hydrophobic analog in organic solvents.