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Palladium versus Platinum: The Metal in the Catalytic Center of a Molecular Photocatalyst Determines the Mechanism of the Hydrogen Production with Visible Light

Pfeffer, Michael G. ; Schaefer, Bernhard ; Smolentsev, Grigory LU ; Uhlig, Jens ; Nazarenko, Elena ; Guthmuller, Julien ; Kuhnt, Christian ; Waechtler, Maria ; Dietzek, Benjamin and Sundström, Villy LU , et al. (2015) In Angewandte Chemie (International edition) 54(17). p.5044-5048
Abstract
To develop highly efficient molecular photocatalysts for visible light-driven hydrogen production, a thorough understanding of the photophysical and chemical processes in the photocatalyst is of vital importance. In this context, in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopic (XAS) investigations show that the nature of the catalytically active metal center in a (N boolean AND N)MCl2 (M=Pd or Pt) coordination sphere has a significant impact on the mechanism of the hydrogen formation. Pd as the catalytic center showed a substantially altered chemical environment and a formation of metal colloids during catalysis, whereas no changes of the coordination sphere were observed for Pt as catalytic center. The high stability of the Pt center was confirmed... (More)
To develop highly efficient molecular photocatalysts for visible light-driven hydrogen production, a thorough understanding of the photophysical and chemical processes in the photocatalyst is of vital importance. In this context, in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopic (XAS) investigations show that the nature of the catalytically active metal center in a (N boolean AND N)MCl2 (M=Pd or Pt) coordination sphere has a significant impact on the mechanism of the hydrogen formation. Pd as the catalytic center showed a substantially altered chemical environment and a formation of metal colloids during catalysis, whereas no changes of the coordination sphere were observed for Pt as catalytic center. The high stability of the Pt center was confirmed by chloride addition and mercury poisoning experiments. Thus, for Pt a fundamentally different catalytic mechanism without the involvement of colloids is confirmed. (Less)
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hydrogen production, palladium, photocatalysis, platinum, X-ray, adsorption spectroscopy
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Angewandte Chemie (International edition)
volume
54
issue
17
pages
5044 - 5048
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • wos:000354190800008
  • pmid:25613551
  • scopus:85027933833
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1521-3773
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10.1002/anie.201409438
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Chemical Physics (S) (011001060)
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  abstract     = {{To develop highly efficient molecular photocatalysts for visible light-driven hydrogen production, a thorough understanding of the photophysical and chemical processes in the photocatalyst is of vital importance. In this context, in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopic (XAS) investigations show that the nature of the catalytically active metal center in a (N boolean AND N)MCl2 (M=Pd or Pt) coordination sphere has a significant impact on the mechanism of the hydrogen formation. Pd as the catalytic center showed a substantially altered chemical environment and a formation of metal colloids during catalysis, whereas no changes of the coordination sphere were observed for Pt as catalytic center. The high stability of the Pt center was confirmed by chloride addition and mercury poisoning experiments. Thus, for Pt a fundamentally different catalytic mechanism without the involvement of colloids is confirmed.}},
  author       = {{Pfeffer, Michael G. and Schaefer, Bernhard and Smolentsev, Grigory and Uhlig, Jens and Nazarenko, Elena and Guthmuller, Julien and Kuhnt, Christian and Waechtler, Maria and Dietzek, Benjamin and Sundström, Villy and Rau, Sven}},
  issn         = {{1521-3773}},
  keywords     = {{hydrogen production; palladium; photocatalysis; platinum; X-ray; adsorption spectroscopy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{17}},
  pages        = {{5044--5048}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Angewandte Chemie (International edition)}},
  title        = {{Palladium versus Platinum: The Metal in the Catalytic Center of a Molecular Photocatalyst Determines the Mechanism of the Hydrogen Production with Visible Light}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201409438}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/anie.201409438}},
  volume       = {{54}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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