Highly Active Ruthenium-Based Water Oxidation Catalyst with an Easy Access to the Catalytically Active Species

Herein is described a highly active ruthenium-based water oxidation catalyst [RuIV(mcbp)(O)(py)2] (5, mcbp2− = 2,6-bis(1-methyl-4-(carboxylate)benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine), which can be generated fr ...