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Characterization of paramagnetic states in an organometallic nickel hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst

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  • Sagnik Chakrabarti

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Soumalya Sinha

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Giang N. Tran

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Hanah Na

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Liviu M. Mirica

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abstract

Significant progress has been made in the bioinorganic modeling of the paramagnetic states believed to be involved in the hydrogen redox chemistry catalyzed by [NiFe] hydrogenase. However, the characterization and isolation of intermediates involved in mononuclear Ni electrocatalysts which are reported to operate through a NiI/III cycle have largely remained elusive. Herein, we report a NiII complex (NCHS2)Ni(OTf)2, where NCHS2 is 3,7-dithia-1(2,6)-pyridina-5(1,3)-benzenacyclooctaphane, that is an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with turnover frequencies of ~3,000 s−1 and a overpotential of 670 mV in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid. This electrocatalyst follows a hitherto unobserved HER mechanism involving C-H activation, which manifests as an inverse kinetic isotope effect for the overall hydrogen evolution reaction, and NiI/NiIII intermediates, which have been characterized by EPR spectroscopy. We further validate the possibility of the involvement of NiIII intermediates by the independent synthesis and characterization of organometallic NiIII complexes.

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  • Sagnik Chakrabarti & Soumalya Sinha & Giang N. Tran & Hanah Na & Liviu M. Mirica, 2023. "Characterization of paramagnetic states in an organometallic nickel hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-36609-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36609-7
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    1. Jay A. Labinger & John E. Bercaw, 2002. "Understanding and exploiting C–H bond activation," Nature, Nature, vol. 417(6888), pages 507-514, May.
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