An iron complex with pendent amines as a molecular electrocatalyst for oxidation of hydrogen

An iron complex with pendent amines as a molecular electrocatalyst for oxidation of hydrogen:

Nature Chemistry 5, 228 (2013).
doi:10.1038/nchem.1571

Authors: Tianbiao Liu, Daniel L. DuBois & R. Morris Bullock
Electricity can be produced by the oxidation of hydrogen in fuel cells, but the best catalyst for this is platinum, a precious metal of low abundance. Now a molecular complex of iron, a very abundant, inexpensive metal, has been rationally designed for the oxidation of H2 at room temperature.