Evidence for Pt(II)-based molecular catalysis in the thermal reduction of water into molecular hydrogen

Kosei Yamauchi; Shigeyuki Masaoka; Ken Sakai

doi:10.1021/ja902245e

Evidence for Pt(II)-based molecular catalysis in the thermal reduction of water into molecular hydrogen

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Jun 24;131(24):8404-6. doi: 10.1021/ja902245e.

Authors

Kosei Yamauchi¹, Shigeyuki Masaoka, Ken Sakai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.

PMID: 19462999
DOI: 10.1021/ja902245e

Abstract

The one-electron-reduced form of methylviologen (MV(+*)), generated in situ by bulk electrolysis of methylviologen (MV(2+)), was for the first time reacted with various Pt(II) complexes in aqueous media without light irradiation to reveal that thermal reduction of water into molecular hydrogen is indeed highly promoted by the Pt(II)-based molecular catalysts.