A Highly Efficient Photocatalytic System for Hydrogen Production by a Robust Hydrogenase Mimic in an Aqueous Solution

A robust, inexpensive, and efficient photocatalytic system consisting of an artificial water-soluble FeFe-H2ase mimic 1, CdTe quantum dots, and ascorbic acid (H2A), for H2 production in pure water at room temperature has been developed. With this system, 786 μmol (17.6 mL) H2 were obtained after 10 h irradiation (λ>400 nm) with TON up to 505 and TOF up to 50 h−1 under optimized conditions. 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.