Zhanaidarova A, Steger H, Reineke MH, Kubiak CP. Chelated [Zn(cyclam)]2+Lewis acid improves the reactivity of the electrochemical reduction of CO2by Mn catalysts with bulky bipyridine ligands.
Dalton Trans 2017;
46:12413-12416. [DOI:
10.1039/c7dt02620j]
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Abstract
This communication reports the use of a soluble Lewis acid complex, [Zn(cyclam)]2+(cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) as a co-catalyst coupled with Mn(Mesbpy)(CO)3Br (Mesbpy = 6,6′-dimesityl-2,2′-bipyridine) for the electrochemical reduction of CO2to CO.
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