Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution upon reduction of pyridoxal semicarbazone and thiosemicarbazone-based Cu(II) complexes

Autor: Dragoslav Vidovic, Hani El Moll, A Salma Al-Zahrani, M Khalaf Alenezi, Violeta S. Jevtović, Ashanul Haque
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society. 87:345-354
ISSN: 1820-7421
0352-5139
DOI: 10.2298/jsc210520050a
Popis: The growing global demand for renewable energy sources has pushed renewable, green energy sources to the forefront, among which the production of hydrogen gas from water occupies a significant place. To realize this goal, researchers across the globe are developing various systems that could swiftly catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in the highest possible yield. In the present work, the electrocatalytic HER performances of pyridoxal semicarbazone- and thiosemicarbazone-based Cu(II) complexes, i.e., ([Cu(PLSC)Cl2] and [Cu(PLTSC-H)H2O]Br?H2O) are reported. It has been unambiguously demonstrated that the complexes exhibit enviable level of HER catalytic activity. The catalytic activity of the complexes was not only the function of central metal but it was also controlled by the nature of the coordinating ligand.
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