species. Although the oxygen reduction activity of the trinuclear complexes is lower than that of mononuclear Cu-bmpa, the selectivity of the copper mediated oxygen reduction was significantly enhanced towards the 4-electron process due to a cooperative effect between three copper centers that have been positioned in close proximity. These results indicate that the cooperativity between metal ions within
向氢经济迈进提高了对用于氧还原反应的负担得起且高效的催化剂的需求。Cu-bmpa (bmpa = bis(2-picolyl)amine) 显示出具有中等活性,但对于将氧 4 电子还原为
水的选择性较差。为了提高对
水形成的选择性,研究了单个三核配合物中三个Cu-bmpa结合位点的协同作用。三核位点存在下的催化电流较低,这可能是由于结构更刚性,因此催化物质的
重组能更高和/或扩散速率更慢。虽然三核配合物的氧还原活性低于单核Cu-bmpa,由于三个
铜中心之间的协同效应,
铜介导的氧还原对 4 电子过程的选择性显着提高。这些结果表明,仿生位点内
金属离子之间的协同作用可以大大提高ORR的选择性。