A series of nickel complexes containing N-5-pentadentate ligands with different amine-to-pyridine ratios were studied for electrochemical H-2 production in neutral water and the one with a diamine-tripyridine ligand displays a TON of up to 308000 over 60 h electrolysis at -1.25 V vs. SHE, with a Faradaic efficiency of similar to 91%.
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