DOI: 10.1126/science.1215868. A Molecular MoS <sub>2</sub> Edge Site Mimic for Catalytic Hydrogen Generation

A Molecular MoS 2 Edge Site Mimic for Catalytic Hydrogen Generation

10.1126/science.1215868

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Abstract

Edging In on MoS 2 Molybdenum disulfide is a widely used catalyst in the petrochemical industry that has recently shown promise for water-splitting applications. Its activity appears to be confined to edge sites with exposed disulfide groups, although the precise geometric details underlying the chemistry remain uncertain. Karunadasa et al. (p. 698 ) prepared a molecular complex modeling one of these edge sites, in which a triangular Mo-S-S unit is supported by metal coordination to five tethered pyridine rings. The molecule was characterized crystallographically and proved robustly active toward electrochemical generation of hydrogen from water, even when applied to crudely filtered seawater.

Bibliography

Karunadasa, H. I., Montalvo, E., Sun, Y., Majda, M., Long, J. R., & Chang, C. J. (2012). A Molecular MoS 2 Edge Site Mimic for Catalytic Hydrogen Generation. Science, 335(6069), 698â702.

Authors 6

Hemamala I. Karunadasa (first)
Elizabeth Montalvo (additional)
Yujie Sun (additional)
Marcin Majda (additional)
Jeffrey R. Long (additional)
Christopher J. Chang (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	13 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 9, 2012, 3:32 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 9:29 a.m.)
Indexed	2 days, 3 hours ago (Aug. 23, 2025, 9:21 p.m.)
Issued	13 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2012)
Published	13 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2012)
Published Print	13 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2012)

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BibTeX

@article{Karunadasa_2012, title={A Molecular MoS 2 Edge Site Mimic for Catalytic Hydrogen Generation}, volume={335}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1215868}, DOI={10.1126/science.1215868}, number={6069}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Karunadasa, Hemamala I. and Montalvo, Elizabeth and Sun, Yujie and Majda, Marcin and Long, Jeffrey R. and Chang, Christopher J.}, year={2012}, month=feb, pages={698–702} }

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