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Privalov T, Akermark B (2012) Water oxidation by single-site ruthenium complexes: using
ligands as redox and proton transfer mediators. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 51
(46):11589–11593
225. Tong L, Wang Y, Duan L, Xu Y, Cheng X, Fischer A, Ahlquist MS, Sun L (2012) Water
oxidation catalysis: influence of anionic ligands upon the redox properties and catalytic
performance of mononuclear ruthenium complexes. Inorg Chem 51(6):3388–3398
226. Duan L, Bozoglian F, Mandal S, Stewart B, Privalov T, Llobet A, Sun L (2012) A molecular
ruthenium catalyst with water-oxidation activity comparable to that of photosystem II. Nat
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227. Duan L, Araujo CM, Ahlquist MS, Sun L (2012) Highly efficient and robust molecular
ruthenium catalysts for water oxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109(39):15584–15588
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catalysts for the oxidation of water with bridged dinuclear ruthenium complexes. Angew
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Chemical and photochemical water oxidation catalyzed by novel ruthenium complexes comprising a negatively charged NCNHCO ligand. Cat Sci Technol 7(2):387–395
213. Roeser S, Farras P, Bozoglian F, Martinez-Belmonte M, Benet-Buchholz J, Llobet A (2011)
Chemical, electrochemical, and photochemical catalytic oxidation of water to dioxygen with
mononuclear ruthenium complexes. ChemSusChem 4(2):197–207
214. Mognon L, Mandal S, Castillo CE, Fortage J, Molton F, Aromi G, Benet-Buchhlolz J,
Collomb MN, Llobet A (2016) Synthesis, structure, spectroscopy and reactivity of new
heterotrinuclear water oxidation catalysts. Chem Sci 7(5):3304–3312
215. Yamazaki H, Hakamata T, Komi M, Yagi M (2011) Stoichiometric photoisomerization of
mononuclear ruthenium(II) monoaquo complexes controlling redox properties and water
oxidation catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 133(23):8846–8849
216. Kaveevivitchai N, Zong R, Tseng HW, Chitta R, Thummel RP (2012) Further observations on
water oxidation catalyzed by mononuclear Ru(II) complexes. Inorg Chem 51(5):2930–2939
217. Duan L, Xu Y, Tong L, Sun L (2011) Ce(IV)- and light-driven water oxidation by [Ru(terpy)
(pic)3]2+ analogues: catalytic and mechanistic studies. ChemSusChem 4(2):238–244
218. Maji S, Lopez I, Bozoglian F, Benet-Buchholz J, Llobet A (2013) Mononuclear rutheniumwater oxidation catalysts: discerning between electronic and hydrogen-bonding effects. Inorg
Chem 52(7):3591–3593
219. Marelius DC, Bhagan S, Charboneau DJ, Schroeder KM, Kamdar JM, McGettigan AR,
Freeman BJ, Moore CE, Rheingold AL, Cooksy AL, Smith DK, Paul JJ, Papish ET, Grotjahn
DB (2014) How do proximal hydroxy or methoxy groups on the bidentate ligand affect
[(2,2
0 ;6
0 ,2
00 -Terpyridine)Ru(N,N)X] water-oxidation catalysts? Synthesis, characterization,
and reactivity at acidic and near-neutral pH. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014(4):676–689
220. Duan L, Fischer A, Xu Y, Sun L (2009) Isolated seven-coordinate Ru(IV) dimer complex with
[HOHOH](À) bridging ligand as an intermediate for catalytic water oxidation. J Am Chem
Soc 131(30):10397–10399
221. Duan L, Xu Y, Gorlov M, Tong L, Andersson S, Sun L (2010) Chemical and photochemical
water oxidation catalyzed by mononuclear ruthenium complexes with a negatively charged
tridentate ligand. Chem Eur J 16(15):4659–4668
222. An J, Duan L, Sun L (2012) Ru complexes containing pyridine dicarboxylate ligands:
electronic effects on their catalytic activity toward wateroxidation. Faraday Discuss
155:267–275
223. Tong L, Inge AK, Duan L, Wang L, Zou X, Sun L (2013) Catalytic water oxidation by
mononuclear Ru complexes with an anionic ancillary ligand. Inorg Chem 52(5):2505–2518
224. Karkas MD, Akermark T, Johnston EV, Karim SR, Laine TM, Lee BL, Akermark T,
Privalov T, Akermark B (2012) Water oxidation by single-site ruthenium complexes: using
ligands as redox and proton transfer mediators. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 51
(46):11589–11593
225. Tong L, Wang Y, Duan L, Xu Y, Cheng X, Fischer A, Ahlquist MS, Sun L (2012) Water
oxidation catalysis: influence of anionic ligands upon the redox properties and catalytic
performance of mononuclear ruthenium complexes. Inorg Chem 51(6):3388–3398
226. Duan L, Bozoglian F, Mandal S, Stewart B, Privalov T, Llobet A, Sun L (2012) A molecular
ruthenium catalyst with water-oxidation activity comparable to that of photosystem II. Nat
Chem 4(5):418–423
227. Duan L, Araujo CM, Ahlquist MS, Sun L (2012) Highly efficient and robust molecular
ruthenium catalysts for water oxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109(39):15584–15588
228. Jiang Y, Li F, Zhang B, Li X, Wang X, Huang F, Sun L (2013) Promoting the activity of
catalysts for the oxidation of water with bridged dinuclear ruthenium complexes. Angew
Chem Int Ed Engl 52(12):3398–3401
229. Matheu R, Ertem MZ, Benet-Buchholz J, Coronado E, Batista VS, Sala X, Llobet A (2015)
Intramolecular proton transfer boosts water oxidation catalyzed by a Ru complex. J Am Chem
Soc 137(33):10786–10795
The Application of Pincer Ligand in Catalytic Water Splitting
447