Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Strong Carbene‐Type Donor‐Ligand Complexes of Iridium

Abstract

Think oxygen: Iridium(III) complexes containing an unusually bound chelating triazolylidene ligand (see picture) show excellent activity towards water oxidation, producing hundreds of milliliters or O2 per milligram of iridium. The active catalysts include either an ylide or an unusually bound pyridylidene as the chelating L group and are readily accessible by click chemistry. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.