Catalysts for hydrogen evolution

This branch of our research aims at the mechanistic characterization of molecular catalysts for hydrogen evolution. Using time-resolved spectroscopic techniques, we study structure and reactivity of catalytic intermediates to provide mechanistic insight and aid the directed design of catalysts.

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1. Aster, A.; Wang, S.; Mirmohades, M.; Esmieu, C.; Berggren, G.; Hammarström, L.; Lomoth, R., Metal vs. ligand protonation and the alleged proton-shuttling role of the azadithiolate ligand in catalytic H₂ formation with FeFe hydrogenase model complexes. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5582–5588. DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00876d
2. Wang, S. H.; Pullen, S.; Weippert, V.; Liu, T. F.; Ott, S.; Lomoth, R.; Hammarström, L., Direct Spectroscopic Detection of Key Intermediates and the Turnover Process in Catalytic H₂ Formation by a Biomimetic Diiron Catalyst. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 11135-11140. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902100
3. Wang, S. H.; Aster, A.; Mirmohades, M.; Lomoth, R.; Hammarström, L., Structural and Kinetic Studies of Intermediates of a Biomimetic Diiron Proton-Reduction Catalyst. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 57, 768-776. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem. 7b02687