Selective four-electron reduction of dioxygen by a mononuclear copper complex supported by a pentadentate polypyridylalkylamine ligand
- 11 February 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
- Vol. 13 (8) , 3485-3494
Abstract
A mononuclear Cu complex bearing a pentadentate polypyridylalkylamine ligand mediates four-electron O 2 reduction in both organic and aqueous media, revealing the key role of ligand fine-tuning in catalytic performance.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (22001005)
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