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Abstract

In single site water or hydrocarbon oxidation catalysis with polypyridyl Ru complexes such as [Ru II (Mebimpy)(bpy)(H 2 O)] 2+ [where bpy is 2,2′-bipyridine, and Mebimpy is 2,6-bis(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine] 2 , or its surface-bound analog [Ru II (Mebimpy)(4,4 ′ -bis-methlylenephosphonato-2,2 ′ -bipyridine)(OH 2 )] 2+ 2 - PO 3 H 2 , accessing the reactive states, Ru V  = O 3+ /Ru IV  = O 2+ , at the electrode interface is typically rate limiting. The higher oxidation states are accessible by proton-coupled electron transfer oxidation of aqua precursors, but access at inert electrodes is kinetically inhibited. The inhibition arises from stepwise mechanisms which impose high energy barriers for 1e - intermediates. Oxidation of the Ru III -OH 2+ or forms of 2 - PO 3 H 2 to Ru IV  = O 2+ on planar fluoride-doped SnO 2 electrode and in nanostructured films of Sn(IV)-doped In 2 O 3 and TiO 2 has been investigated with a focus on identifying microscopic phenomena. The results provide direct evidence for important roles for the nature of the electrode, temperature, surface coverage, added buffer base, pH, solvent, and solvent H 2 O/D 2 O isotope effects. In the nonaqueous solvent, propylene carbonate, there is evidence for a role for surface-bound phosphonate groups as proton acceptors.

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Chen, Z., Vannucci, A. K., Concepcion, J. J., Jurss, J. W., & Meyer, T. J. (2011). Proton-coupled electron transfer at modified electrodes by multiple pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(52).

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Created 13 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 13, 2011, 12:15 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 14, 2022, 9:06 p.m.)
Indexed 4 months, 1 week ago (April 22, 2025, 7:25 a.m.)
Issued 13 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 12, 2011)
Published 13 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 12, 2011)
Published Online 13 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 12, 2011)
Published Print 13 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 27, 2011)
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@article{Chen_2011, title={Proton-coupled electron transfer at modified electrodes by multiple pathways}, volume={108}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1115769108}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.1115769108}, number={52}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Chen, Zuofeng and Vannucci, Aaron K. and Concepcion, Javier J. and Jurss, Jonah W. and Meyer, Thomas J.}, year={2011}, month=dec }