Abstract
A novel mixed-ligand complex [CuL(2-MeIm)(H2O)] was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In the structure, Cu (II) was five-coordinated by three O atoms and two N atoms. L acted as a tridentate ligand, which formed two stable five-numbered chelating rings sharing one edge in the keto form. The coordination polyhedron around Cu (II) was described as a square-pyramidal. The electrocatalytic properties for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronocoulometry (CC) in oxygen-saturated 0.1 mol· L-1 KOH. The results showed that complex had pronounced electrocatalytic activity for ORR with a four-electron transfer mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1029-1033 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 9 Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- Crystal structure
- Electrocatalytic property
- Oxygen reduction