New findings and the current controversies for water oxidation by a copper(<scp>ii</scp>)-azo complex: homogeneous or heterogeneous?

Abstract

In this paper, new findings for the water-oxidizing activity of [(L)Cu(II)(NO3)], (L = (E)-3-(pyridin-2-yldiazenyl)naphthalen-2-ol (HL)) under both electro-water oxidation conditions and in the presence of cerium(iv) ammonium nitrate are reported.