Aluminum(III) triflate-catalyzed selective oxidation of glycerol to formic acid with hydrogen peroxide

Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production and is an important readily available platform chemical. Valorization of glycerol into value-added chemicals has gained immense attention. Herein, we carried out the conversion of glycerol to formic acid and glycolic acid using H₂O₂ as an oxidant and metal (III) triflate-based catalytic systems. Aluminum(III) triflate was found to be the most efficient catalyst for the selective oxidation of glycerol to formic acid. A correlation between the catalytic activity of the metal cations and their hydrolysis constants (K_h) and water exchange rate constants was observed. At 70 °C, a formic acid yield of up to 72% could be attained within 12 h. The catalyst could be recycled at least five times with a high conversion rate, and hence can also be used for the selective oxidation of other biomass platform molecules. Reaction kinetics and ¹H NMR studies showed that the oxidation of glycerol (to formic acid) involved glycerol hydrolysis pathways with glyceric acid and glycolic acid as the main intermediate products. Both the [Al(OH)_x]ⁿ⁺ Lewis acid species and CF₃SO₃H Brønsted acid, which were generated by the in-situ hydrolysis of Al(OTf)₃, were responsible for glycerol conversion. The easy availability, high efficiency, and good recyclability of Al(OTf)₃ render it suitable for the selective oxidation of glycerol to high value-added products.     

Advances,opportunities, and challenges of hydrogen and oxygen production from seawater electrolysis: An electrocatalysis perspective

With increasing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, the importance of developing renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels has become a vital global task. Hydrogen produced via water electrolysis powered by renewable energy systems at a large scale is an essential measure to reduce greenhouse gas and particulate emissions. Electrolysers use a substantial amount of water (mainly freshwater) to produce hydrogen and oxygen at the cathode, and anode, respectively. However, seawater is preferred because it is the most abundant water resource. Although many R&D efforts on seawater electrolysis have been carried out since the 1970s, the barriers are the undesired chlorine gas evolution reaction at the anode, and corrosion induced by chloride ions. Unlike the available data for electrocatalyst materials based upon platinum group metals in pure solutions, limited data is available for electrocatalysts in seawater. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new electrocatalysts for seawater electrolysis.     

Activating P2-NaxCoO2 for efficient water oxidation catalysis via controlled chemical oxidation

Electrocatalytic water oxidation is critically important for a wide range of emerging energy conversion devices. Co-based metal oxides are very promising candidates as high-performance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts. Here, it is shown that chemical oxidation of layered P2-Na_xCoO₂ could lead to compositionally tunable P2-Na_xCoO₂ with high OER activity. The optimal electrocatalytic activity emerges in a narrow range of sodium concentrations with Na_0·28CoO₂ exhibiting the lowest overpotential of 350 mV at 10 mA/cm² and a Tafel slope of 29 mV/dec in 0.1 M NaOH electrolyte, outperforming the benchmark RuO₂ catalyst and previous LiCoO₂-based electrocatalysts. Electrochemical measurements and X-ray spectroscopic investigations reveal that chemically oxidized P2-Na_xCoO₂ catalysts are intrinsically active toward OER, arising from the abundant oxygen vacancies, increased Co-O covalency, and enhanced conductivity after deintercalation of the Na⁺. Our findings provide new insights into the design and synthesis of cost-effective catalysts toward efficient and durable OER.     

Recent trends in hydrogen and oxygen electrocatalysis for anion exchange membrane technologies

This review aims at presenting recent findings in the understanding of oxygen and hydrogen electrocatalysis in alkaline electrolytes that are key processes for the emergence of sustainable energy storage and conversion devices such as anion exchange membrane fuel cells and electrolyzers. In these systems, the exchange of electrons through electrochemical reactions provides a unique pathway to reversibly convert the electricity vector into chemical one: hydrogen. A concise and critical review of advances made during the last past years in the design of catalysts is provided. Challenges and opportunities for the development of the next catalyst generation are also addressed.     

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation in platinum dispersed on tungsten carbide in acid medium

Tungsten carbide dispersed on a high surface area carbon (W₂C/C) prepared by a sonochemical method was used as the support of a Pt-based electrocatalyst (Pt-W₂C/C). The resulting materials were tested for two important reactions with practical interest in fuel cells, that is, the oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation reactions, in acid medium. The electrochemical techniques considered were cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and steady-state polarization curves, obtained utilizing an ultrathin catalyst layer in a rotating ring–disk electrode. The results showed that the Pt-W₂C/C catalyst led to a remarkable enhancement of the oxygen reduction in acid medium, when compared to the standard Pt/C, both following a four-electron mechanism. The hydrogen oxidation reaction showed similar kinetics on Pt-W₂C/C and Pt/C following the direct discharge mechanism on both catalysts. The W₂C/C support presented remarkable activity for the hydrogen oxidation reaction, most probably after the Heyrovsky–Volmer mechanism at low overpotential and the direct discharge irreversible mechanism at high overpotentials. This paper is dedicated to Prof. Francisco Nart, in memoriam.     

Advances in understanding the role of surface hole formation in heterogeneous water oxidation

The electrochemical oxidation of water to molecular oxygen, that is, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), is a key anodic reaction that supplies electrons and protons for many technologically interesting reduction processes, such as carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation. Because the OER is a slow reaction, it needs to be facilitated by (photo)electrocatalysts. To develop such catalysts, advances in the mechanistic understanding of the OER are critical. In this opinion, we focus on a key aspect of the OER, namely, how the accumulation of oxidative charge (‘holes’) on the surface of a catalyst triggers O ? O bond formation. We discuss recent advances in understanding the factors that drive surface hole formation at specific sites.     

一种将三价钛引入锐钛型二氧化钛的新方法:用于有效的光催化产氢（英文）

伴随着科技的日益进步,人们的生活水平有了极大的提升,但是随之而来的环境污染问题也成为当前世界亟待解决的重大问题之一.太阳能是地球上最大的清洁能源来源,有效地利用太阳能将为解决环境污染问题提供巨大的帮助.而光催化技术的一个关键材料就是催化剂,催化剂对太阳能利用的好坏也就决定了光催化技术的应用前景.因此,人们对催化剂的研究也在逐步深入.1972年,Fuiishima和Honda在Nature杂志上首次报道了二氧化钛电极在紫外光照射下分解水产生氢气的现象,自此掀起了半导体光催化的研究热潮.二氧化钛因具有无毒、廉价和耐腐蚀等优点而在光催化领域广受关注.传统白色二氧化钛具有两大劣势(宽的禁带宽度与高的电子/空穴复合率)大大限制了它的应用.人们对于改变二氧化钛性质进行了大量的尝试,例如金属/非金属掺杂、形貌的改变等.黑色二氧化钛(存在大量的氧空位和三价钛)的出现极大地克服了传统白色二氧化钛的缺点,其具有窄的禁带宽度和低的电子/空穴复合速度.目前,黑色二氧化钛的制备方法大致分为以下几种:(1)高压下氢化;(2)高温常压下氢化;(3)铝热还原法;(4)溶液蒸发法;(5)化学氧化法;(6)电化学还原等.由于更简单安全(不涉及氢气使用)和更好的可见光光催化活性,三价钛自掺杂的二氧化钛从这些方法中脱颖而出.迄今为止,诱导三价钛的方法通常是能量密集型的,涉及不稳定的Ti原料(如TiO和TiH_2).研究用于制备三价钛自掺杂二氧化钛的新方法是十分必要的.我们以稳定的钛粉为原料,通过简单的方法将三价钛和氧空位成功地引入锐钛型二氧化钛.通过X射线衍射、场致发射扫描电子显微镜等技术研究了制备样品的物理化学性质,发现H_2O_2和水热反应时间对纳米棒型微观形貌的形成至关重要.通过调整诸如H_2O_2量和水热反应时间的参数,根据实验结果提出了形成这种微观结构的可能机制.更重要的是,可见光区域的光吸收受到样品中氧空位量的控制,存在氧空位的最佳值使光催化产氢活性最高.     

Selective oxidation of naphthalene derivatives with ruthenium catalysts using hydrogen peroxide as terminal oxidant

The selective oxidation of naphthalene and its derivatives to give naphthoquinones has been investigated in detail. The reaction can be carried out effectively in the presence of a catalytic amount of Ru complexes (0.2 mol%) and phase transfer catalysts (PTC) using H₂O₂ as the terminal oxidant and water as the solvent. The effect of different ruthenium complexes, phase transfer catalysts, and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide were studied. Compared to previous procedures for this type of reactions, acidic solvents and high concentration of hydrogen peroxide are not necessary, which makes the reaction more environmentally friendly.     

Application of an electrochemical membrane reactor to the thermochemical water splitting IS process for hydrogen production

The Bunsen reaction (SO₂ + I₂ + 2H₂O = H₂SO₄ + 2HI) in the thermochemical IS process to produce hydrogen was successfully employed using an electrochemical membrane reactor. H₂SO₄ and HI were concentrated in the anode side and the cathode side of the reactor, respectively. I₂ is the dominant bulk of the recycling chemicals in this process, and I₂ concentration at the outlet of the reactor was reduced ca. 93% by using this technique. The electric energy consumption for the reaction was about 50% smaller by reducing the concentration of I₂ indicating that the IS process can be operate efficiently at low I₂ concentration. The reaction was carried out for 4 h, and the HI concentration was increased by 26%. This amount was the same within 10% as the values calculated from the total loaded electricity. In order to decrease the overpotential at the anode side, small amount of HI was added to the anode side solution. The total voltage was reduced by 0.03 V by the addition of HI.     

Temperature responsive polymer-supported TEMPO: An efficient and recoverable catalyst for the selective oxidation of alcohols

This study aimed to combine the advantages of homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis by immobilizing TEMPO into a water-soluble temperature responsive polymer. The supported TEMPO was water soluble and displayed excellent activity in the selective oxidation of alcohols below the LCST and can be easily recovered.     

Effect of promoter Ce on silver-molybdenum-phosphate catalysts for selective oxidation of propane to acrolein

A series of Me_nAg_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_y (Me=Cu, Zn, Mn, W, Ce, Pr, Nd) and Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x catalysts were prepared. The addition of Ce to Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x catalysts improved the catalytic performance in selective oxidation of propane to acrolein, and Ce_0.1Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x catalysts showed the highest acrolein selectivity (28.7%) and yield (4.4%). The physicochemical properties of Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x and Ce_nAg_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x (n=0.1–0.5) catalysts have been comparatively characterized by BET, XRD, H₂-TPR, XPS, EPR and C₃H₈(C₃H₆)-TPD. Significant differences in physicochemical properties between Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x and Ce doped Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x catalysts have been observed, which is due to the formation of the redox cycle (Ce³⁺+Mo⁶⁺Ce⁴⁺+Mo⁵⁺) in the Ce_nAg_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_y catalyst. Such effect modified the reducibility, the concentration of Mo⁵⁺, the activation of propane and the transformation of possible intermediate propene to acroelin, which in return greatly influenced the catalytic performance of Ce doped Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x catalysts in selective oxidation of propane to acroelin. The proper addition of Ce to Ag_0.3Mo_0.5P_0.3O_x catalyst improved the acrolein selectivity and yield.     

Mn(III)-catalyzed oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with hydrogen peroxide

Sulfides were selectively oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides in good yields with hydrogen peroxide using a manganese(III) Schiff-base complex as a catalyst in glacial acetic acid as solvent under mild conditions.     

三维百合花状的CoNi2S4作为先进的双功能电催化剂用于氢析出和氧析出反应

为简化电解水催化剂的合成过程和优化电解水操作系统, 双功能电解水催化剂的研究, 特别是在碱性条件下同时具有优异催化氢析出和氧析出反应性能的双功能电催化剂的研究尤为重要. 其中, 过渡金属硫化物, 特别是 CoNi 硫化物, 被报道有与氢化酶类似的催化活性中心, 从而具有优异的催化氢析出和催化氧析出反应性能. 虽然有关对过渡金属硫化物的研究很多, 但主要集中在具有一维纳米线和二维纳米片形貌结构的过渡金属硫化物. 不幸的是, 这些形貌结构的过渡金属硫化物在电催化过程中容易聚集和受限于电荷传输能力. 三维纳米结构的材料具有较大的比表面积以分布更多的活性位点和拥有良好的电子传输能力, 所以, 开发三维纳米结构的过渡金属硫化物材料可能是改进其催化电解水性能的一个好途径. 本文采用简单的两步水热法, 通过硫化合成的 CoNi 前体得到了长于泡沫镍上的三维百合花状的 CoNi2S4(Co-Ni2S4/Ni). 它只需要 54 mV 的过电位即可获得 10 mA cm-2的催化氢析出反应电流, 是最好的碱性催化氢析出反应电极材料之一. 它在驱动 100 mA cm-2的催化氧析出反应电流时也只需要 328 mV 的过电位. 另外, 把 CoNi2S4/Ni 分别作为阴极和阳极组装成双电极碱性水电解槽时, 它只需要 1.56 V 的电压即可获取 10 mA cm-2的催化全电解水电流并具有良好的催化全电解水稳定性.扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜和 N2吸脱附曲线测试结果表明, 该三维百合花状的 CoNi2S4/Ni 的表面粗糙度高和拥有多孔特性. 多孔结构的 CoNi2S4/Ni 可提供更多可接触的催化活性位点, 也有利于催化过程中的电解质和生成的气体的扩散与传递. 交流阻抗图谱测试结果表明, CoNi2S4/Ni 具有良好的电子传输能力. 另外, 不同于前期对尖晶石结构的硫化物 AB2S4的研究结果, XPS 结果表明, CoNi2S4/Ni 中含有 Niб+和 Sб-活性物种, 表明 CoNi2S4具有与活性氢化酶类似的活 性中心. Niδ+和 Sδ-可分别作为氢氧根和质子的接收体, 协助促进吸附的水分子的分离, 从而提高材料的催化性能. 所以, Niδ+和 Sδ-活性物种的出现, 大比表面积的三维百合花状多孔结构和良好的电荷传输能力等特性集合于 CoNi2S4/Ni 上使得CoNi2S4/Ni 具有优异的催化氢析出和催化氧析出反应性能.     

可持续固相合成高分散PdAg合金纳米颗粒用于电催化氢氧化和氢析出反应

固相研磨作为一种新型可持续的合成方法,近年来引起了人们广泛关注,为负载型金属合金纳米催化剂的制备提供了新思路.尽管有关合金催化剂研究取得了系列进展,但现有制备方法大多存在操作步骤复杂、形貌难以控制等问题,严重制约了合金催化剂的规模化应用.本文发展了一种可持续化策略,即于室温下在玛瑙研钵中直接研磨合成了一系列高分散在碳载体上的小尺寸PdAg合金纳米颗粒(PdAg/C).此法无需任何溶剂和有机试剂,保证了整个过程简单便捷、绿色环保,同时确保了PdAg合金纳米颗粒表面清洁无污染,利于样品的催化应用.利用TEM,XRD和XPS表征技术对系列PdAg/C样品的组成及形貌进行了深入探究.TEM结果表明,所得催化剂中金属颗粒尺寸较小(4.9±1.03 nm),且高度分散在碳载体表面.XRD结果表明,Pd9Ag1/C,Pd5Ag5/C和Pd1Ag9/C催化剂特征衍射峰位于对应的Pd/C和Ag/C衍射峰之间,且会随着Ag含量的不断增加逐渐向低角度偏移.XPS结果表明,三个催化剂中均存在Pd,Ag两种元素,且随着Ag含量的增加,它们的Pd 3d结合能逐渐正移;而随着Pd含量的不断增加,三样品的Ag 3d结合能逐渐负向偏移.由此可见,采用可持续固相合成法成功制得了碳负载的PdAg合金纳米颗粒.一系列对比实验表明,PdAg合金纳米颗粒的尺寸和分散度显著依赖于NaOH,而与碳载体的形貌、比表面积和类型无明显关系.将系列PdAg/C样品用于碱性电催化氢氧化(HOR)和析氢反应(HER)时,均展现出高的催化性能.其中,Pd9Ag1/C催化性能最佳,在HOR中,质量交换电流密度和面积交换电流密度分别为26.5 A gPd^–1和0.033 mA cmPd^–2;在HER中,电流密度为10 mA cm^–2时所需过电位仅为68 mV;此外,Pd9Ag1/C催化剂经过1000圈CV循环测试后,催化活性未显著衰减,对两个目标反应均展现出优异的电化学稳定性.PdAg/C高催化活性主要归因于两个方面:(1)PdAg合金纳米颗粒表面洁净、尺寸小且分散均匀,能提供大量可利用的活性位点;(2)Pd与Ag之间强的协同与合金效应使得催化剂具有最佳的本征活性.     

Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Electrochemical overall water splitting is attracting a broad focus as a promising strategy for converting the electrical output of renewable resources into chemical fuels, specifically oxygen and hydrogen. However, the urgent challenge in water electrolysis is to search for low-cost, high-efficiency catalysts based on earth-abundant elements as an alternative to the high-cost but effective noble metal-based catalysts. The transition metal-based catalysts are more appealing than the noble metal catalysts because of its low cost, high performance and long stability. Some recent advances for the development in overall water splitting are reviewed in terms of transition metal-based oxides, carbides, phosphides, sulfides, and hybrids of their mixtures as hybrid bifunctional electrocatalysts. Concentrating on different catalytic mechanisms, recent advances in their structural design, controllable synthesis, mechanistic insight, and performance-enhancing strategies are proposed. The challenges and prospects for the future development of transition metal-based bifunctional electrocatalysts are also addressed.     

黑磷夹层氧化钴纳米片构筑电催化水氧化的仿生通道

不论在自然光合作用系统中,还是在人工能量转换系统如电解水制氢、二氧化碳还原、电化学固氮和金属空气电池中,析氧反应(OER)均是一个非常重要的半反应.OER具有多电子、多质子的特性,反应过程复杂且动力学缓慢.在自然界水氧化过程中,光合系统Ⅱ中的氨基酸残基构筑了专门的质子转移通道和电子转移通道,通过质子耦合电子转移来高效输...     

Cr掺杂的丙烷选择氧化制丙烯酸高效催化剂

在丙烷选择氧化制丙烯酸催化剂MoVTeNbOx的活性相M1基础上掺杂一定量的Cr,当Cr/Nb摩尔比为0.002时,催化剂具有很高的丙烯酸选择性(78.3%)和收率(50.7%);并采用X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱、程序升温还原、O2程序升温脱附、NH3程序升温脱附和异丙醇氧化等手段对催化剂的构效关系进行了探讨.结果表明,适量Cr的添加可调节催化剂表面Mo6+,V5+和Te4+等物种含量,提高催化剂的氧化能力,使丙烷转化率增加.同时,适量Cr的添加使得催化剂表面酸强度下降,酸性位点数量减少,从而抑制丙烯酸的深度氧化,提高了丙烯酸选择性.     

乙酸调控MIL-53(Fe)的形貌演变及其高效选择性氧化H2S性能

硫化氢(H2S)广泛存在于以煤、石油和天然气等为原料的化工生产过程中,不仅腐蚀管道和设备,而且还会对健康和环境造成危害.因此,高效脱除H2S已成为工业废气减排的重点.在各种方法中,H2S选择性氧化技术(H2S+(1/2)O2→(1/n)Sn+H2O)由于具有设备需求低、反应不受热力学平衡限制、理论转化率可达100%等优点展现出了巨大的应用前景.实现这一过程的关键在于发展高效稳定的催化剂.作为一类新兴的多孔材料,金属-有机骨架材料(MOFs)由于其独特的结构和性质吸引了广泛的研究兴趣.与传统的脱硫材料相比,MOFs的优势主要体现在:1)高度分散的金属原子可作为催化活性中心;2)超高比表面积和规则的孔结构有利于反应物与活性位点之间的接触;3)结构可调变性高,通过在合成过程中有目的地引入配体或调控剂可产生额外的活性位点,满足特定催化的需求.基于以上特点可知,MOFs是一类有潜力的催化剂,但目前将其应用于H2S选择性氧化领域的研究尚处于起步阶段.本文以典型的铁基MOFs MIL-53(Fe)为研究对象,在制备MIL-53(Fe)过程中添加乙酸(HAc)作为调控剂,通过控制HAc的量,得到一系列具有不同形貌的MIL-53(Fe)-xH样品,并将其应用于H2S选择性氧化反应.SEM结果表明,在MIL-53(Fe)的合成过程中引入乙酸可以显著影响样品的形貌和尺寸.活化前后样品的XRD结果表明,HAc具有与对苯二甲酸(H2BDC)相似羧基基团,二者均可与Fe–O团簇配位.此外,TG-DSC结果证实,随着HAc加入量的提高,与Fe^3+形成配位的HAc/H2BDC比值随之增加.FT-IR和Raman结果进一步证明HAc成功地配位到MIL-53(Fe)的框架中,并且参与配位的HAc可通过真空活化移除从而暴露出Fe^3+不饱和位点.H2S选择性氧化测试表明,MIL-53(Fe)-xH的脱硫活性随着HAc含量的提高先增加然后降低,其中MIL-53(Fe)-5H活性最优.此外,MIL-53(Fe)-5H催化剂在连续运行55 h后仍能保持100%H2S转化率和86%硫选择性,性能远优于传统的Fe2O3催化剂.吡啶原位红外光谱结果表明,HAc的引入可以产生额外的Lewis酸性位点(LAS),LAS含量的不同是造成催化剂活性差异的主要原因.     

单核第一过渡周期金属水氧化催化剂（英文）

由于传统化石能源的不可再生性,其储量日益减少.同时,传统化石能源的使用对环境产生了巨大影响,给人类社会带来了一系列问题,包括温室效应、酸雨等.因此,进入二十一世纪以后,人类面临着日益严峻的能源危机和环境问题,寻找清洁、高效的替代能源已经迫在眉睫.太阳能被认为是一种洁净的可再生能源.自然界通过光合作用将太阳能转化为化学能,在这一过程中,水被氧化产生氧气,同时释放出的电子和质子通过和二氧化碳作用生成碳水化合物.为了模拟这一过程,人工光合作用可以直接将电子和质子结合形成氢气.由此生成的氢气也被认为是洁净的可再生能源,因为在其燃烧过程中只产生水.因此,通过光致水分解析氢析氧的人工光合作用受到了越来越广泛的重视.水分解可以分为两个独立的半反应,即水的氧化析氧和水的还原析氢.水的氧化无论在热力学还是动力学方面,都存在着非常大的阻碍.在热力学上,两分子的水氧化生成一分子氧气需要提供很多能量(ΔE=1.23 V vs NHE).在动力学上,由于涉及到四个氢原子和两个氧原子的重组,并且涉及到氧氧键形成并释放出一分子氧气,因此水氧化是一个非常缓慢的过程.在自然界,水的氧化主要发生在光合作用中,在绿色植物的叶绿体中完成.通过对光合作用的研究,科学家们发现氧气的产生由光系统Ⅱ(PSII)中的释氧中心来完成.释氧中心是一个钙锰簇合物,由四个锰和一个钙组成(Mn_4CaO_x).自然界水分解产生氧气的过程给了我们很大启示,对设计和研究高效稳定的水氧化催化剂具有一定的指导意义.目前水氧化催化剂主要有两大类.第一类是基于材料的水氧化催化剂.该类催化剂的催化效率高,过电势小,但是对水氧化催化过程的机理缺乏深入研究.第二类是基于金属配合物的分子催化剂.相比基于材料的催化剂,分子催化剂具有以下特点:(1)分子催化剂的结构可以通过实验手段表征清楚;(2)可以结合光谱对水氧化的机理进行深入研究,可以对催化过程中间体进行表征;(3)催化剂的结构可以从分子水平上进行修饰,因此可以更好地研究催化效率与结构之间的关系,为设计高效、稳定的催化剂提供必要信息;(4)比较容易组装成分子器件从而应用到实际的水氧化装置中;(5)通过实验与理论的结合,对氧氧成键提出新的认识与理解.近几年来,一些单核的金属配合物逐渐被发现可以高效、稳定地催化水氧化.研究表明,一些基于钌和铱的催化剂具有良好的催化活性,但由于金属钌和铱储量少、价格昂贵等因素,限制了该类催化剂的大量使用.由于第一过渡系金属元素具有储量丰富、安全无毒、廉价易得等优势,第一过渡周期金属化合物逐渐成为科学家们研究的热点.近几年来,基于第一过渡系金属的水氧化催化剂已经有大量报道.本文主要总结了近几年来基于第一过渡系金属的单核水氧化分子催化剂.通过对催化机理进行深入的讨论,特别是对氧氧成键的总结,本文将对设计合成结构新颖、具有高催化效率和良好稳定性的水氧化分子催化剂提供理论依据.