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Novel Fully Organic Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts: A Quest for Simplicity
Despite the growing need for readily
available and inexpensive
catalysts for the half-reactions involved in water splitting, water
oxidation and reduction electrocatalysts are still traditionally based
on noble metals. One long-standing challenge has been the development
of an oxygen evolution reaction catalyzed by easily available, structurally
simple, and purely organic compounds. Herein, we first generalize
the performance of the known <i>N</i>-ethyl-flavinium ion
to a number of derivatives. Furthermore, we demonstrate an unprecedented
application of different pyridinium and related salts as very simple,
inexpensive water oxidation organocatalysts consisting of earth-abundant
elements (C, H, O, and N) exclusively. The results establish the prospects
of heterocyclic aromatics for further design of new organic electrocatalysts
for this challenging oxidation reaction
Novel Fully Organic Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts: A Quest for Simplicity
Despite the growing need for readily
available and inexpensive
catalysts for the half-reactions involved in water splitting, water
oxidation and reduction electrocatalysts are still traditionally based
on noble metals. One long-standing challenge has been the development
of an oxygen evolution reaction catalyzed by easily available, structurally
simple, and purely organic compounds. Herein, we first generalize
the performance of the known <i>N</i>-ethyl-flavinium ion
to a number of derivatives. Furthermore, we demonstrate an unprecedented
application of different pyridinium and related salts as very simple,
inexpensive water oxidation organocatalysts consisting of earth-abundant
elements (C, H, O, and N) exclusively. The results establish the prospects
of heterocyclic aromatics for further design of new organic electrocatalysts
for this challenging oxidation reaction