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Title: Intramolecular Proton Transfer Boosts Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ru Complex

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
  2. Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
  3. Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Spain
  4. Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
  5. Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
  6. Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain; Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1386273
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001059
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 137; Journal Issue: 33; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
catalysis (homogeneous), catalysis (heterogeneous), solar (photovoltaic), solar (fuels), photosynthesis (natural and artificial), bio-inspired, hydrogen and fuel cells, electrodes - solar, defects, charge transport, spin dynamics, membrane, materials and chemistry by design, optics, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly)

Citation Formats

Matheu, Roc, Ertem, Mehmed Z., Benet-Buchholz, Jordi, Coronado, Eugenio, Batista, Victor S., Sala, Xavier, and Llobet, Antoni. Intramolecular Proton Transfer Boosts Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ru Complex. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.5b06541.
Matheu, Roc, Ertem, Mehmed Z., Benet-Buchholz, Jordi, Coronado, Eugenio, Batista, Victor S., Sala, Xavier, & Llobet, Antoni. Intramolecular Proton Transfer Boosts Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ru Complex. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b06541
Matheu, Roc, Ertem, Mehmed Z., Benet-Buchholz, Jordi, Coronado, Eugenio, Batista, Victor S., Sala, Xavier, and Llobet, Antoni. 2015. "Intramolecular Proton Transfer Boosts Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ru Complex". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b06541.
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title = {Intramolecular Proton Transfer Boosts Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ru Complex},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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