Llobet
Research group
Abstract
The group carries out research in the field of redox catalysis using transition metal complexes. We are interested in the oxidation and reduction of both organic and inorganic substrates, and mainly those that are of technological interest. Our overall objective is to understand the various factors that affect catalyst’s efficiency and selectivity with special focus on the transition metal electronic structure and space disposition.
Particular attention is being paid to the catalytic oxidation of water to molecular dioxygen, given the implications of this reaction for new energy conversion schemes based on artificial photosynthesis. The final objective of this route consists on the photo-production of hydrogen from water and sunlight.
Topics addressed
- Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis
- Photochemical oxidation of organic substrates
- Selective chemical oxidation of organic substrates under mild conditions
- Supramolecular catalysis
- Activation of C-H and C-F bonds
 Articles
“Light Driven Styrene Epoxidation and Hydrogen Generation Using H2O as an Oxygen Source in a Photoelectrosynthesis Cell”
Green Chem., 2016, 18 (1), 255-260.
Farras, P.; Di Giovanni, C.; Clifford, J. N.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Palomares, E.; Llobet, A.
“Dinuclear Cobalt Complexes of a Decadentate Ligand Scaffold: Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Catalysis”
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22(1), 361-369.
Di Giovanni, C.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Nippe, M.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Long, J. R.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A.
“Preface for Small-Molecule Activation: From Biological Principles to Energy Applications. Part 3: Small Molecules Related to (Artificial) Photosynthesis”
Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55 (2). 371-377.
Darensbourg, M. Y.; Llobet, A.
“CuO functionalized silicon photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting devices”
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8(1), 696-702.
Shi, Y.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Han, T.; Berardi, S.; Lanza, M.; Llobet, A.
“Ru-bpp-based Water Oxidation Catalysts Anchored on TiO2: The Importance of the Nature and Position of the Anchoring Group”
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 5261-5268.
Francas, L.; Richmond, C. J.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Planas, N.; Roeser, S.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Escriche, L.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A.
“Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopy and Reactivity of New Heterotrinuclear Water Oxidation Catalysts”.
Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 3304-3312.
Mognon, L.; Mandal, S.; Castillo, C. E.; Fortage, J.; Molton, F.; Aromi, G.; Benet-Buchhlolz, J.; Collomb, M.-N.; Llobet, A.
“Establishing the Family of Diruthenium Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on the Bis(bipyridyl)pyrazolate Ligand System”.
Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55(5), 2508-2521.
Neudeck, S.; Maji, S.; LĂłpez, I.; Dechert, S.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Llobet, A.; Meyer, F.
“Water Oxidation Catalysis with Ligand Substituted Ru-bpp-type Complexes”
Cat. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 5088-5101.
Roeser, S.; Bozoglian, F.; Richmond, C. J.; League, A. B.;Ertem, M. Z.; Francas, L.; Miro, P.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Cramer, C. J.; Llobet, A.
“Neutral Water Splitting Catalysis with a High FF Triple Junction Polymer Cell”
ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 3310-3316
Elias, X.; Liu, Q.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Matheu, R.; Mantilla-Perez, P.; Martinez-Otero, A.; Sala, X.; Martorell, J.; Llobet, A.
“Incorporation of the ruthenium–bis(pyridine)pyrazolate (Ru-bpp) water oxidation catalyst in a hexametallic macrocycle”
Cat. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 6697-6704
Richmond, C. J.; Llobet, A.
“Tracking the Structural and Electronic Configurations of a Cobalt Proton Reduction Catalyst in Water”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (33), 10586–10596
Moonshiram, D.;Gimbert-Suriñach,C.;Guda, A.; Picon, A.; Lehmann,C.S.; Zhang, X.; Doumy, G.; March, A.M.; Benet-Buchholz,J.;Soldatov, A.; Llobet, A.; Southworth, S.H.
“Synthesis and Isomeric Analysis of RuII-Complexes Bearing the Pentadentate bpy2PYMe Scaffold.“
Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55(21), 11216-11229.
Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Axelson, J. C.; Long, J. R.; AguilĂł, J.; SolĂ , L.; FrancĂ s, L.; Poater, A.; Blancafort, L.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Guirado, G.; Escriche, L.; Llobet, A.; Bofill, R.; Sala, X.
“Foot of the Wave Analysis for Mechanistic Elucidation and Benchmarking Applications in Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysis“
ChemSusChem. 2016, 9,(23) 3361-3369.
Matheu, R.; Neudeck, S.; Meyer, F.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A.
“A million Turnover Molecular Anode for Catalytic Water Oxidation”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15382-15386
Creus, J.; Matheu, R.; Peñafiel, I.; Moonshiram, D.; Blondeau, P.; Benet-Buchholz,J.;GarcĂa-AntĂłn, J.; Sala, X.; Godard, C.; Llobet, A.
“Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of Reaction Intermediates Involved in a Dinuclear Co-Hbpp Water Oxidation Catalyst.”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 47, 15291-15294
Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Moonshiram, D.; Francas, L.; Planas, N.; Bernales, V.; Bozoglian, F.; Guda, A.; Mognon, L.; López, I.; Hoque, Md A.; Gagliardi, L.; Cramer, C. J.; Llobet, A.