The Application of Pincer Ligand in Catalytic Water Splitting

The study of catalytic water splitting is one of the most active areas of research across many sub-disciplines of chemistry. To understand the mechanistic details and design artificial molecular catalysts for both water reduction (Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, HER) and water oxidation (Oxygen Evolution Reaction, OER) continue to be a challenge for the development of artificial photosynthetic system. This chapter will focus on the summarization of recent development in the rapidly growing field of artificial molecular catalysts with pincer ligand for both HER and OER.