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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2014-10-01

Journal: CHEMSUSCHEM

Included Journals: Scopus、PubMed、EI、SCIE

Volume: 7

Issue: 10

Page Number: 2889-2897

ISSN: 1864-5631

Key Words: density functional calculations; hydrogen; nickel; photochemistry; water splitting

Abstract: A Ni complex with internal bases that contain bipyridine-derived ligands, [Ni(L)(2)(H2O)(2)](BF4)(2) ([1](BF4)(2), L=2-(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine), and a reference complex that bears analogous bipyridine-derived ligands but without an internal base, [Ni(L)(3)](BF4)(2) ([2](BF4)(2), L=2-(2-pyridyl)quinoline), were synthesized and characterized. The electrochemical properties of these complexes were studied in CH3CN, H2O, and a mixture of EtOH/H2O. The fluorescence spectroscopic studies suggest that both dynamic and the sphere-of-action static quenching exist in the fluorescein Fl(2-)/[1](2+) and Fl(2-)/[2](2+) systems. These noble-metal-free molecular systems were studied for photocatalytic H-2 generation. Under optimal conditions, the turnover number of H-2 evolution reaches 3230 based on [1](2+), whereas [2](2+) displays only approximately one third of the turnover of [1](2+). A plausible mechanism for the catalytic H-2 generation by [1](2+) is presented based on DFT calculations.