Metal-Free Xanthene-Bridged Bis-Corrole: Synthesis and Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

作者:Cheng, X. -M.; Liu, Zh. -Y.; Fang, J. -J.; Yam, F.; Liu, H. -Y.*; Xiao, X. -Y.; Chang, C. -K.
来源:RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL CHEMISTRY, 2021, 91(6): 1147-1149.
DOI:10.1134/S1070363221060256

摘要

A new metal-free xanthene-bridged bis-corrole had been synthesized and used as a catalyst for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction for the first time. This bis-corrole demonstrated high catalytic efficiency in DMF and acetonitrile-aqueous solution upon using acetic acid as the protons source. The turnover frequency (TOF) could reach 627.75 h(-1) in DMF at the overpotential of 924 mV and 581.42 h(-1) in neutral buffer acetonitrile-aqueous solution at the overpotential of 828 mV. The prepared bis-corrole also exhibted good stability in the electrolysis. This study highlights that linking one corrole macrocycle to another can lead to the metal-free bis-corrole as a stable HER catalyst.