Electron Transfer Mediator Effects in the Oxidative Activation of a Ruthenium Dicarboxylate Water Oxidation Catalyst
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Abstract
The mechanism of electrocatalytic water oxidation by the water oxidation catalyst, ruthenium 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylate (bda) bis-isoquinoline (isoq), [Ru(bda)(isoq)2], 1, at metal oxide electrodes has been investigated. At indium-doped tin oxide (ITO), diminished catalytic currents and increased overpotentials are observed compared to glassy carbon (GC). At pH 7.2 in 0.5 M NaClO4, catalytic activity is enhanced by the addition of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = bipyridine) as a redox mediator. Enhanced catalytic rates are also observed at ITO electrodes derivatized with the surface-bound phosphonic acid derivative [Ru(4,4′-(PO3H2)2bpy)(bpy)2]2+, RuP2+. Controlled potential electrolysis with measurement of O2 at ITO with and without surface-bound RuP2+ confirm that water oxidation catalysis occurs. Remarkable rate enhancements are observed with added acetate and phosphate, consistent with an important mechanistic role for atom-proton transfer (APT) in the rate-limiting step as described previously at GC electrodes.
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