Imaging Science and Photochemistry ›› 2013, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 18-23.DOI: 10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2013.01.003

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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using a Cyclometalated 4-(4-Tolyl)-6-Phenyl-2,2'-Bipyridyl Platinum(Ⅱ) Chloride Complex

WANG Ge-xia, FENG Ke, XING Ling-bao, SHI Xiao-yan, ZHANG Li-ping, TONG Zhen-ho(TUNG Chen-ho), WU Li-zhu   

  1. Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
  • Received:2012-05-17 Revised:2012-06-14 Online:2013-01-15 Published:2013-01-15

Abstract: A homogeneous system containing 4-(4-tolyl)-6-phenyl-2, 2'-bipyridyl platinum(Ⅱ) chloride 1 as a photosensitizer, a bis(dimethylglyoximate) Co(Ⅲ) complex as a catalyst, and TEOA as a sacrificial electron donor is designed for H2 generation from water. With visible light irradiation(λ > 400 nm) for 19 h, more than 804 equivalents of H2 per photosensiter were achieved, which is competitive with that obtained by platinum(Ⅱ) terpyridyl acetylide complex.

Key words: 4-(4-tolyl)-6-phenyl-2, 2'-bipyridyl platinum(Ⅱ) chloride, Co(Ⅲ) complex, photosensitizer, photocatalytic hydrogen production, turnover number

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