(1) Institut für Chemische Technologie organischer Stoffe, Technische Universität Wien, A-1060 Wien, Österreich
Abstract:
19 Tris(2,2-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) complexes with functional groups were synthesized and investigated as sensitizers in photochemical hydrogen production by visible light with the four component system Ru(bipy)
32+
, methylviologen, ethylenediamintetraacetic acid and colloidal platinum ruthenium-bipyridine complexes with electron accepting groups, e.g. halogen or carboxylate were found to be most effective in hydrogen generation.
Herrn Prof. Dr. mult.Viktor Gutmann zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet.