Hydrogen Evolution Reaction using Tungsten bis(dithiolene) Complexes

Abstract

We synthesized W-bis(dithiolene) derivatives by modeling the active site of W-FDH. The synthesized complexes (Et4N)2[WO(S2C2R2)2] (R = Me, Ph, COOMe) were intended to study the reactivity of the axial oxide ligand while modulating the electronic property of dithiolene ligand with varying substituents. We tried to elucidate the electrochemical reactivity and catalytic proton reduction reactivity of the synthesized W-bis(dithiolene) complexes by collecting experimental and computational data.