Four-electron reduction of dioxygen to water by a trinuclear copper complex

• Main Authors: Engelmann, Xenia, Farquhar, Erik R., England, Jason, Ray, Kallol
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Dioxygen Reduction; Copper
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139695
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The synthesis and characterization of a trinuclear copper complex 1 involving an amine based ligand system, tateb, are reported. Complex 1 acts as a catalyst for a four-electron four-proton reduction of dioxygen to water. 1 represents the first example of a biomimetic model of the trinuclear copper...