Polyoxometalate embedding of a tetraruthenium(IV)-oxo-core by template-directed metalation of [gamma-SiW10O36]8-: a totally inorganic oxygen-evolving catalyst

Andrea Sartorel; Mauro Carraro; Gianfranco Scorrano; Rita De Zorzi; Silvano Geremia; Neal D McDaniel; Stefan Bernhard; Marcella Bonchio

doi:10.1021/ja077837f

Polyoxometalate embedding of a tetraruthenium(IV)-oxo-core by template-directed metalation of [gamma-SiW10O36]8-: a totally inorganic oxygen-evolving catalyst

J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Apr 16;130(15):5006-7. doi: 10.1021/ja077837f. Epub 2008 Mar 18.

Authors

Andrea Sartorel¹, Mauro Carraro, Gianfranco Scorrano, Rita De Zorzi, Silvano Geremia, Neal D McDaniel, Stefan Bernhard, Marcella Bonchio

Affiliation

¹ ITM-CNR and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. a.sartorel@itm.cnr.it

PMID: 18345628
DOI: 10.1021/ja077837f

Abstract

Solid state and solution evidence confirms the embedding of an adamantane-like, Ru4O6 fragment by the divacant, gamma-decatungstosilicate ligand. The resulting complex catalyzes water oxidation to oxygen with TON up to 500 and TOF > 450 h-1.