A homogeneous molecular system for the photogeneration of hydrogen from water based on a [RuII(bpy)3]2+ photosensitizer and a phthalycyanine cobalt catalyst

Phthalocyanine cobalt is confirmed as highly efficient molecular catalyst of light-driven H2 production when coupled with [RuII(bpy)3]Cl2 (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) as a photosensitizer and triethylamine as a sacrificial electron donor.207