Nickel phosphine complexes with pendant amines have been found to be electrocatalysts for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols, with turnover frequencies as high as 3.3 s-1. These complexes are the first electrocatalysts for alcohol oxidation based on non-precious metals, which will be critical for use in fuel cells. The research by CJW, ESW, and AMA was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences. The research by JASR was supported as part of the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is operated by Battelle for the US Department of Energy.
Revised: April 14, 2020 |
Published: April 11, 2015
Citation
Weiss C.J., E.S. Wiedner, J.A. Roberts, and A.M. Appel. 2015.Nickel Phosphine Catalysts with Pendant Amines for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols.Chemical Communications 51, no. 28:6172-6174.PNNL-SA-107999.doi:10.1039/C5CC01107H