Biphasic water splitting by osmocene.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The photochemical reactivity of osmocene in a biphasic water-organic solvent system has been investigated to probe its water splitting properties. The photoreduction of aqueous protons to hydrogen under anaerobic conditions induced by osmocene dissolved in 1,2-dichloroethane and the subsequent water splitting by the osmocenium metal-metal dimer formed during H(2) production were studied by electrochemical methods, UV-visible spectrometry, gas chromatography, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Density functional theory computations were used to validate the reaction pathways.
Medical subject headings
- Electrochemistry
- Hydrogen
- Organometallic Compounds
- Photochemistry
- Solar Energy
- Water