Abstract
Electronic excited states of certain transition metal complexes undergo oxidation-reduction reactions that store chemical energy. Such reactions have been extensively explored for mononuclear complexes. Two classes of polynuclear species exhibit similar properties, and these complexes are now being studied as possible homogeneous sensitizer-catalysts for hydrogen production from aqueous solutions.
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ChemistryHomogeneousAqueous solutionCatalysisMetalExcited stateTransition metalPhotochemistryHydrogenHomogeneous catalysisChemical reactionInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryThermodynamics
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- 1981
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 214
- Issue
- 4526
- Pages
- 1201-1205
- Citations
- 214
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Harry B. Gray,
Andrew W. Maverick
(1981).
Solar Chemistry of Metal Complexes.
Science
, 214
(4526)
, 1201-1205.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.214.4526.1201
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.214.4526.1201