Bimetalic Complexes as Methanol Oxidation Catalysts

摘要

The work on the electrocatalyzed oxidation of methanol was initially motivated by the interestt in methanol as an anodic reactant in fuel cells. The literature, on electrochemical oxidation of alcohols can be roughly grouped into two sets: fuel cell studies and inorganic chemistry studies. Work on fuel cells primarily focuses on surface-catalyzed oxidation at bulk metal anodes, usually Pt or Pr/Ru alloys. In the surface science/electrochemistry approach to these studies, single molecule catalysts are genenlly not considered. In contrast, ihc inorganic community investigates the electrooxidation of alcohols in homogeneous systoms, Ruthenium complexes have been the most common catalysts in these studies.