Volume 51, Issue 7 pp. 1653-1656
Communication

Hydrogen Production Coupled to Hydrocarbon Oxygenation from Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Dr. Wangkheimayum Marjit Singh

Dr. Wangkheimayum Marjit Singh

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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Derek Pegram

Derek Pegram

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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Haifeng Duan

Haifeng Duan

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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Dr. Diganta Kalita

Dr. Diganta Kalita

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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Prof. Dr. Paul Simone

Prof. Dr. Paul Simone

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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Prof. Dr. Gary L. Emmert

Prof. Dr. Gary L. Emmert

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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Prof. Dr. Xuan Zhao

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Xuan Zhao

Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)

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First published: 16 November 2011
Citations: 47

We acknowledge the Department of Chemistry at The University of Memphis for support. We thank Prof. Theodore J. Burkey for helpful discussions and the NSF (grant number TN EPS 1004083) for support of Haifeng Duan.

Graphical Abstract

On the sunny side: A homogeneous system for H2 production and hydrocarbon oxidation was developed in the absence of any sacrificial reagent. This system consists of [Ru(TPA)(H2O)2]2+ and [Fe3(CO)12] as catalysts and [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and [Ir(bpy)(ppy)2]+ as photosensitizers (PS). Water is the oxygen source as well as the source for H2 formation (see picture; Sub=organic substrate).

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