Direct-Coupling O₂ Bond Forming Pathway in Cobalt Oxide Water Oxidation Catalysts

We report a catalytic mechanism for water oxidation in a cobalt oxide cubane model compound, in which the crucial O–O bond formation step takes place by direct coupling between two CoIV(O) metal oxo groups. Our results are based upon density functional theory (DFT) calculations and are consistent wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Lee-Ping, Van Voorhis, Troy
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Chemical Society 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73954
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7111-0176