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Trogadas P, Xu L, Coppens M. From Biomimicking to Bioinspired Design of Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction to C 1 Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314446. [PMID: 37795670 PMCID: PMC10962605 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2 RR) is a promising approach to maintain a carbon cycle balance and produce value-added chemicals. However, CO2 RR technology is far from mature, since the conventional CO2 RR electrocatalysts suffer from low activity (leading to currents <10 mA cm-2 in an H-cell), stability (<120 h), and selectivity. Hence, they cannot meet the requirements for commercial applications (>200 mA cm-2 , >8000 h, >90 % selectivity). Significant improvements are possible by taking inspiration from nature, considering biological organisms that efficiently catalyze the CO2 to various products. In this minireview, we present recent examples of enzyme-inspired and enzyme-mimicking CO2 RR electrocatalysts enabling the production of C1 products with high faradaic efficiency (FE). At present, these designs do not typically follow a methodical approach, but rather focus on isolated features of biological systems. To achieve disruptive change, we advocate a systematic design methodology that leverages fundamental mechanisms associated with desired properties in nature and adapts them to the context of engineering applications.
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- Panagiotis Trogadas
- EPSRC “Frontier Engineering” Centre for Nature Inspired EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUnited Kingdom
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- EPSRC “Frontier Engineering” Centre for Nature Inspired EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUnited Kingdom
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- EPSRC “Frontier Engineering” Centre for Nature Inspired EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUnited Kingdom
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Carr CR, Vrionides MA, Grills DC. Reactivity of radiolytically and photochemically generated tertiary amine radicals towards a CO2 reduction catalyst. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:244503. [PMID: 38146832 DOI: 10.1063/5.0180065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023] Open
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Homogeneous solar fuels photocatalytic systems often require several additives in solution with the catalyst to operate, such as a photosensitizer (PS), Brønsted acid/base, and a sacrificial electron donor (SED). Tertiary amines, in particular triethylamine (TEA) and triethanolamine (TEOA), are ubiquitously deployed in photocatalysis applications as SEDs and are capable of reductively quenching the PS's excited state. Upon oxidation, TEA and TEOA form TEA•+ and TEOA•+ radical cations, respectively, which decay by proton transfer to generate redox non-innocent transient radicals, TEA• and TEOA•, respectively, with redox potentials that allow them to participate in an additional electron transfer step, thus resulting in net one-photon/two-electron donation. However, the properties of the TEA• and TEOA• radicals are not well understood, including their reducing powers and kinetics of electron transfer to catalysts. Herein, we have used both pulse radiolysis and laser flash photolysis to generate TEA• and TEOA• radicals in CH3CN, and combined with UV/Vis transient absorption and time-resolved mid-infrared spectroscopies, we have probed the kinetics of reduction of the well-established CO2 reduction photocatalyst, fac-ReCl(bpy)(CO)3 (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), by these radicals [kTEA• = (4.4 ± 0.3) × 109 M-1 s-1 and kTEOA• = (9.3 ± 0.6) × 107 M-1 s-1]. The ∼50× smaller rate constant for TEOA• indicates, that in contrast to a previous assumption, TEA• is a more potent reductant than TEOA• (by ∼0.2 V, as estimated using the Marcus cross relation). This knowledge will aid in the design of photocatalytic systems involving SEDs. We also show that TEA can be a useful radiolytic solvent radical scavenger for pulse radiolysis experiments in CH3CN, effectively converting unwanted oxidizing radicals into useful reducing equivalents in the form of TEA• radicals.
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- Cody R Carr
- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, New York 11973-5000, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, New York 11973-5000, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, New York 11973-5000, USA
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Jennings M, Cuéllar E, Rojo A, Ferrero S, García-Herbosa G, Nganga J, Angeles-Boza AM, Martín-Alvarez JM, Miguel D, Villafañe F. 1,2-Azolylamidino ruthenium(II) complexes with DMSO ligands: electro- and photocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:16974-16983. [PMID: 37933188 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01122d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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New 1,2-azolylamidino complexes fac-[RuCl(DMSO)3(NHC(R)az*-κ2N,N)]OTf [R = Me (2), Ph (3); az* = pz (pyrazolyl, a), indz (indazolyl, b)] are synthesized via chloride abstraction from their corresponding precursors cis,fac-[RuCl2(DMSO)3(az*H)] (1) after subsequent base-catalyzed coupling of the appropriate nitrile with the 1,2-azole previously coordinated. All the compounds are characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and IR spectroscopy. Those derived from MeCN are also characterized by X-ray diffraction. Electrochemical studies showed several reduction waves in the range of -1.5 to -3 V. The electrochemical behavior in CO2 media is consistent with CO2 electrocatalytic reduction. The catalytic activity expressed as [icat(CO2)/ip(Ar)] ranged from 1.7 to 3.7 for the 1,2-azolylamidino complexes at voltages of ca. -2.7 to -3 V vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium. Controlled potential electrolysis showed rapid decomposition of the Ru catalysts. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction experiments using compounds 1b, 2b and 3b carried out in a CO2-saturated MeCN/TEOA (4 : 1 v/v) solution containing a mixture of the catalyst and [Ru(bipy)3]2+ as the photosensitizer under continuous irradiation (light intensity of 150 mW cm-2 at 25 °C, λ > 300 nm) show that compounds 1b, 2b and 3b allowed CO2 reduction catalysis, producing CO and trace amounts of formate. The combined turnover number for the production of formate and CO is ca. 100 after 8 h and follows the order 1b < 2b ≈ 3b.
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- Murphy Jennings
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, 97 N. Eagleville Rd, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- GIR MIOMeT-IU Cinquima-Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Miguel Delibes, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- GIR MIOMeT-IU Cinquima-Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Miguel Delibes, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- GIR MIOMeT-IU Cinquima-Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Miguel Delibes, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Rd, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, 97 N. Eagleville Rd, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Rd, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- GIR MIOMeT-IU Cinquima-Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Miguel Delibes, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- GIR MIOMeT-IU Cinquima-Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Miguel Delibes, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- GIR MIOMeT-IU Cinquima-Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Miguel Delibes, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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Barbero A, Rotundo L, Reviglio C, Gobetto R, Sokolova R, Fiedler J, Nervi C. New Spectroelectrochemical Insights into Manganese and Rhenium Bipyridine Complexes as Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. Molecules 2023; 28:7535. [PMID: 38005257 PMCID: PMC10673266 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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This study aimed to demonstrate the behavior of different complexes using IR spectroelectrochemistry (SEC), a technique that combines IR spectroscopy with electrochemistry. Four different Mn and Re catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction were studied in dry acetonitrile. In the case of Mn(apbpy)(CO)3Br (apbpy = 4(4-aminophenyl)-2,2'-bipyridine), SEC suggested that a very slow catalytic reduction of CO2 also occurs in acetonitrile in the absence of proton donors, but at rather negative potentials. In contrast, the corresponding Re(apbpy)(CO)3Br clearly demonstrated slow catalytic conversion at the first reduction potential. Switching to saturated CO2 solutions in a mixture of acetonitrile and 5% water as a proton donor, the SEC of Mn(apbpy)(CO)3Br displayed a faster catalytic behavior.
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- Alice Barbero
- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- CIRCC (Interuniversitary Consortium of Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Chemistry Division Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- CIRCC (Interuniversitary Consortium of Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- CIRCC (Interuniversitary Consortium of Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- CIRCC (Interuniversitary Consortium of Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Montgomery CL, Amtawong J, Jordan AM, Kurtz DA, Dempsey JL. Proton transfer kinetics of transition metal hydride complexes and implications for fuel-forming reactions. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:7137-7169. [PMID: 37750006 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00355h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Proton transfer reactions involving transition metal hydride complexes are prevalent in a number of catalytic fuel-forming reactions, where the proton transfer kinetics to or from the metal center can have significant impacts on the efficiency, selectivity, and stability associated with the catalytic cycle. This review correlates the often slow proton transfer rate constants of transition metal hydride complexes to their electronic and structural descriptors and provides perspective on how to exploit these parameters to control proton transfer kinetics to and from the metal center. A toolbox of techniques for experimental determination of proton transfer rate constants is discussed, and case studies where proton transfer rate constant determination informs fuel-forming reactions are highlighted. Opportunities for extending proton transfer kinetic measurements to additional systems are presented, and the importance of synergizing the thermodynamics and kinetics of proton transfer involving transition metal hydride complexes is emphasized.
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- Charlotte L Montgomery
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-3290, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-3290, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-3290, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-3290, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-3290, USA.
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Young RJ, Huxley MT, Wu L, Hart J, O'Shea J, Doonan CJ, Champness NR, Sumby CJ. Studying manganese carbonyl photochemistry in a permanently porous metal-organic framework. Chem Sci 2023; 14:9409-9417. [PMID: 37712014 PMCID: PMC10498678 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03553k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Mn(diimine)(CO)3X (X = halide) complexes are critical components of chromophores, photo- and electrocatalysts, and photoactive CO-releasing molecules (photoCORMs). While these entities have been incorporated into metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a detailed understanding of the photochemical and chemical processes that occur in a permanently porous support is lacking. Here we site-isolate and study the photochemistry of a Mn(diimine)(CO)3Br moiety anchored within a permanently porous MOF support, allowing for not only the photo-liberation of CO from the metal but also its escape from the MOF crystals. In addition, the high crystallinity and structural flexibility of the MOF allows crystallographic snapshots of the photolysis products to be obtained. We report these photo-crystallographic studies in the presence of coordinating solvents, THF and acetonitrile, showing the changing coordination environment of the Mn species as CO loss proceeds. Using time resolved experiments, we report complementary spectroscopic studies of the photolysis chemistry and characterize the final photolysis product as a possible Mn(ii) entity. These studies inform the chemistry that occurs in MOF-based photoCORMs and where these moieties are employed as catalysts.
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- Rosemary J Young
- Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia
- School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
- School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
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- Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia
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Coe JV, Dressick WJ, Turro C. Etalon-Assisted Study of the Strong CO Ligand Vibrations of the fac-[Re(CO) 3(bpy)(CH 3CN)] + Octahedral Complex. J Phys Chem B 2023. [PMID: 37449838 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c02496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The strong CO ligand vibrations of an octahedral complex, fac-[Re (CO)3(bpy)(CH3CN)]+, in acetonitrile are observed at 2040 and 1932 cm-1. Facial rhenium tricarbonyl systems offer very strong and isolated CO vibrations with the potential for interactions between these vibrations. This work first identifies the dominant ion-pair species using attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) absorption spectra on a dilution series and then determines the strength of these CO ligand vibrations (as isolated vibrations) with a combination of ATR-IR and etalon-based measurements that determine the absolute complex index of refraction of the solution. Finally, the etalon experiments are modeled to study the interaction between vibrations, which is a property not embedded in the solution's complex index of refraction. The ATR-IR spectra are accomplished on a dilution series as well as a larger set of spectra as these solutions evaporated. The A'(1) CO ligand band at 2040 cm-1 is fit with a sum of three Lorentzian functions characterizing the distribution of free, solvent-separated, and contact ion pairs of this octahedral complex vs concentration. The other CO ligand band at 1932 cm-1 is broader and complicated by the dynamics of vibrational interactions, the unresolved splitting of the A'(2) and A″ CO vibrations, and ion-pair speciation. The etalon transmission measurements vs angle were on a 0.029 M solution, and Rabi splittings of 19 and 38 cm-1 were observed for the A'(1) CO vibration and the unresolved A'(2) + A″ CO vibrations, respectively. The great strength of the CO ligand vibrations is evident despite the use of a dilute solution. Integrated band intensities are reported in comparison to hybrid density functional calculations for isolated vibrations. Then, the observed Rabi splittings are modeled to obtain the coupling strength of the CO ligand vibration with etalon cavity modes and with each other. In summary, this work develops a method to determine the concentration of these solutions from the ATR-IR spectrum, characterizes the ion-pairing, shows that the index of refraction is not constant in the IR spectral region of interest, and develops an interaction Hamiltonian that characterizes cavity-vibration and vibration-vibration coupling.
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- James V Coe
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1173, United States
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Faustino LA, Machado AEH, Maia PIS, Concepcion JJ, Patrocinio AOT. Electrocatalytic properties of a novel ruthenium(II) terpyridine-based complex towards CO 2 reduction. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:4442-4455. [PMID: 36917192 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00121k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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The electrocatalytic properties of Ru complexes are of great technological interest given their potential application in reactions such water splitting and CO2 reduction. In this work, a novel terpyridine-based Ru(II) complex, [RuCl(trpy)(acpy)], trpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine, acpy- = 2-pyridylacetate was synthesized and its spectroscopic, electrochemical and catalytic properties were explored in detail. In dry acetonitrile, the complex exhibits two reduction peaks at -1.95 V and -2.20 V vs. Fc/Fc+, attributed to consecutive 1 e- reduction. Under CO2 atmosphere, a catalytic wave is observed (Eonset = 2.1 V vs. Fc/Fc+), with CO as the main reduction product. Bulk electrolysis reveals a turnover number (TON) of 12 (kobs = 1.5 s-1). In the presence of 1% water, an improvement in the catalytic activity is observed (TONCO = 21 and kobs = 2.0 s-1) and, additionally, formate was also detected (TONHCOO = 7). Spectroelectrochemical experiments allowed the identification of a metallocarboxylate (Ru-COO-) intermediate under anhydrous conditions, while in water, the partial labilization of the acpy- ligand was observed in the course of the catalytic cycle. The experimental data was combined with DFT calculations, allowing the proposal of a catalytic cycle. The results establish important relationships between selectivity, ligand structure and reaction conditions.
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- Leandro A Faustino
- Laboratory of Photochemistry and Materials Science, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Av. João Naves de Ávila 212, 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Photochemistry and Materials Science, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Av. João Naves de Ávila 212, 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. .,Programa de Doutorado em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal de Catalão - UFCat, Av. Dr. Lamartine Pinto de Avelar 1120, Catalão, Goiás, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Desenvolvimento de Compostos Bioativos (NDCBio), Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Dr. Randolfo Borges 1400, 38025-440, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, USA
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- Laboratory of Photochemistry and Materials Science, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Av. João Naves de Ávila 212, 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Hong W, Luthra M, Jakobsen JB, Madsen MR, Castro AC, Hammershøj HCD, Pedersen SU, Balcells D, Skrydstrup T, Daasbjerg K, Nova A. Exploring the Parameters Controlling Product Selectivity in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction in Competition with Hydrogen Evolution Employing Manganese Bipyridine Complexes. ACS Catal 2023; 13:3109-3119. [PMID: 36910875 PMCID: PMC9990071 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Selective reduction of CO2 is an efficient solution for producing nonfossil-based chemical feedstocks and simultaneously alleviating the increasing atmospheric concentration of this greenhouse gas. With this aim, molecular electrocatalysts are being extensively studied, although selectivity remains an issue. In this work, a combined experimental-computational study explores how the molecular structure of Mn-based complexes determines the dominant product in the reduction of CO2 to HCOOH, CO, and H2. In contrast to previous Mn(bpy-R)(CO)3Br catalysts containing alkyl amines in the vicinity of the Br ligand, here, we report that bpy-based macrocycles locking these amines at the side opposite to the Br ligand change the product selectivity from HCOOH to H2. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of the active species showed that free rotation of the Mn(CO)3 moiety allows for the approach of the protonated amine to the reactive center yielding a Mn-hydride intermediate, which is the key in the formation of H2 and HCOOH. Additional studies with DFT methods showed that the macrocyclic moiety hinders the insertion of CO2 to the metal hydride favoring the formation of H2 over HCOOH. Further, our results suggest that the minor CO product observed experimentally is formed when CO2 adds to Mn on the side opposite to the amine ligand before protonation. These results show how product selectivity can be modulated by ligand design in Mn-based catalysts, providing atomistic details that can be leveraged in the development of a fully selective system.
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- Wanwan Hong
- Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC), Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) CO2 Research Center, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) CO2 Research Center, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10C, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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Electrochemical and Light-driven CO2 reduction by Amine-Functionalized rhenium Catalysts: A comparison between primary and tertiary amine substitutions. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.115976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This tutorial review showcases recent (2015-2021) work describing ligand construction as it relates to the design of secondary coordination spheres (SCSs). Metalloenzymes, for example, utilize SCSs to stabilize reactive substrates, shuttle small molecules, and alter redox properties, promoting functional activity. In the realm of biomimetic chemistry, specific incorporation of SCS residues (e.g., Brønsted or Lewis acid/bases, crown ethers, redox groups etc.) has been shown to be equally critical to function. This contribution illustrates how fundamental advances in organic and inorganic chemistry have been used for the construction of such SCSs. These imaginative contributions have driven exciting findings in many transformations relevant to clean fuel generation, including small molecule (e.g., H+, N2, CO2, NOx, O2) reduction. In most cases, these reactions occur cooperatively, where both metal and ligand are requisite for substrate activation.
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- Marcus W Drover
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada.
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Siewert I. Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Catalyzed by Binuclear LRe 2(CO) 6Cl 2 and LMn 2(CO) 6Br 2 Complexes with an Internal Proton Source. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:473-483. [PMID: 35077152 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The synthesis of certain commodity chemicals, e.g., methanol and acetic acid, relies on CO, which is currently mainly produced by the combustion of carbon or natural gas. Photo- or electrochemical conversion of atmospheric CO2 to CO represents an attractive alternative strategy as this approach is carbon-neutral. Such photo- or electrochemically formed CO can also be used in the Fischer-Tropsch process forming liquid hydrocarbons for energy storage applications. The multiple electroreduction of CO2 is preferably coupled with proton transfer steps as this requires less energy than the single outer-sphere 1e- reduction of CO2.In 1984 and 2011, it was shown that [(Lbpy)Re(CO)3Cl] (1) and [(Lbpy)Mn(CO)3Br] (2), respectively, mediate the electrochemical 2e-/2H+ reduction of CO2 forming CO and water (Lbpy = 2,2'-bipyridine). Since proton management is crucial for catalysis, recently the impact of internal proton sources close to the axial position in such complexes has been investigated. However, binuclear complexes have been used rarely as mediators although it has been shown very early for 1 that electron management is also important: the 2e-/2H+ reduction pathway with 1 exhibits a higher reaction rate than going via the singly reduced species, though the pathway requires a higher overpotential. In this Account, we focus on recent developments of binuclear LMn2(CO)6 and LRe2(CO)6 mediators with an internal phenol group in the electroreduction of CO2. In contrast to mononuclear derivatives, for which the impact of the internal proton source on catalysis is very diverse, we always observed a higher reaction rate and for the Mn complexes also a lower overpotential with the binuclear complexes compared to the mononuclear variants. Spectroscopic, electrochemical, and computational studies on the mono- and binuclear complexes shed light on their reactivity under reductive conditions, elucidated the structure of reduced species, unraveled the kinetics for catalytically productive and unproductive (side) reactions, and allowed us to derive some hypothesis on the CO2 reduction mechanism. Finally, I emphasize that the electrohydrogenation of the polar double bonds by the binuclear complex LMn2(CO)6 with a central phenol unit is not restricted to CO2 but is also applicable to organic compounds with C═O bonds.
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- Inke Siewert
- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstr. 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Nie W, McCrory C. Strategies for Breaking Molecular Scaling Relationships for the Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6993-7010. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00333c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising strategy for converting CO2 to fuels and value-added chemicals using renewable energy sources. Molecular electrocatalysts show promise for the selective conversion...
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Koenig JDB, Piers WE, Welch GC. Promoting photocatalytic CO2 reduction through facile electronic modification of N-annulated perylene diimide rhenium bipyridine dyads. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1049-1059. [PMID: 35211271 PMCID: PMC8790914 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05465a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The development of CO2 conversion catalysts has become paramount in the effort to close the carbon loop. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance for a series of N-annulated perylene diimide (NPDI) tethered Re(bpy) supramolecular dyads [Re(bpy-C2-NPDI-R)], where R = –H, –Br, –CN, –NO2, –OPh, –NH2, or pyrrolidine (–NR2). The optoelectronic properties of these Re(bpy-C2-NPDI-R) dyads were heavily influenced by the nature of the R-group, resulting in significant differences in photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance. Although some R-groups (i.e. –Br and –OPh) did not influence the performance of CO2 photocatalysis (relative to –H; TONco ∼60), the use of an electron-withdrawing –CN was found to completely deactivate the catalyst (TONco < 1) while the use of an electron-donating –NH2 improved CO2 photocatalysis four-fold (TONco = 234). Despite being the strongest EWG, the –NO2 derivative exhibited good photocatalytic CO2 reduction abilities (TONco = 137). Using a combination of CV and UV-vis-nIR SEC, it was elucidated that the –NO2 derivative undergoes an in situ transformation to –NH2 under reducing conditions, thereby generating a more active catalyst that would account for the unexpected activity. A photocatalytic CO2 mechanism was proposed for these Re(bpy-C2-NPDI-R) dyads (based on molecular orbital descriptions), where it is rationalized that the photoexcitation pathway, as well as the electronic driving-force for NPDI2− to Re(bpy) electron-transfer both significantly influence photocatalytic CO2 reduction. These results help provide rational design principles for the future development of related supramolecular dyads. Seven N-annulated perylene diimide tethered rhenium (2,2′-bipyridine) supramolecular dyads are evaluated as photocatalysts for the reduction for carbon dioxide, highlighting the importance of photoexcitation pathway and electronic driving-force.![]()
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- Josh D. B. Koenig
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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Back C, Seo Y, Choi S, Choe MS, Lee D, Baeg JO, Son HJ, Kang SO. Secondary Coordination Effect on Monobipyridyl Ru(II) Catalysts in Photochemical CO 2 Reduction: Effective Proton Shuttle of Pendant Brønsted Acid/Base Sites (OH and N(CH 3) 2) and Its Mechanistic Investigation. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14151-14164. [PMID: 34473480 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While the incorporation of pendant Brønsted acid/base sites in the secondary coordination sphere is a promising and effective strategy to increase the catalytic performance and product selectivity in organometallic catalysis for CO2 reduction, the control of product selectivity still faces a great challenge. Herein, we report two new trans(Cl)-[Ru(6-X-bpy)(CO)2Cl2] complexes functionalized with a saturated ethylene-linked functional group (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; X = -(CH2)2-OH or -(CH2)2-N(CH3)2) at the ortho(6)-position of bpy ligand, which are named Ru-bpyOH and Ru-bpydiMeN, respectively. In the series of photolysis experiments, compared to nontethered case, the asymmetric attachment of tethering ligand to the bpy ligand led to less efficient but more selective formate production with inactivation of CO2-to-CO conversion route during photoreaction. From a series of in situ FTIR analyses, it was found that the Ru-formate intermediates are stabilized by a highly probable hydrogen bonding between pendent proton donors (-diMeN+H or -OH) and the oxygen atom of metal-bound formate (RuI-OCHO···H-E-(CH2)2-, E = O or diMeN+). Under such conformation, the liberation of formate from the stabilized RuI-formate becomes less efficient compared to the nontethered case, consequently lowering the CO2-to-formate conversion activities during photoreaction. At the same time, such stabilization of Ru-formate species prevents the dehydration reaction route (η1-OCHO → η1-COOH on Ru metal) which leads toward the generation of Ru-CO species (key intermediate for CO production), eventually leading to the reduction of CO2-to-CO conversion activity.
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- Changhyun Back
- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Artificial Photosynthesis Research Group, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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Gothe ML, Silva KLC, Figueredo AL, Fiorio JL, Rozendo J, Manduca B, Simizu V, Freire RS, Garcia MAS, Vidinha P. Rhenium – A Tuneable Player in Tailored Hydrogenation Catalysis. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Maitê L. Gothe
- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Nucleus of Education and Research in Oil and Gas Department of Chemical Engineering Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Av Senador Salgado Filho Natal 59078-970 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Federal University of Maranhao Avenida dos Portugueses 1966 São Luís 65080-805 Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Sao Paulo Av Prof Lineu Prestes 748 Sao Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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Ross DAW, Mapley JI, Cording AP, Vasdev RAS, McAdam CJ, Gordon KC, Crowley JD. 6,6'-Ditriphenylamine-2,2'-bipyridine: Coordination Chemistry and Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:11852-11865. [PMID: 34311548 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A 2,2'-bipyridine with bulky triphenylamine substituents in the 6 and 6' positions of the ligand (6,6'-ditriphenylamine-2,2'-bipyridine, 6,6'-diTPAbpy) was generated. Despite the steric bulk, the ligand readily formed bis(homoleptic) complexes with copper(I) and silver(I) ions. Unfortunately, efforts to use the 6,6'-diTPAbpy system to generate heteroleptic [Cu(6,6'-diTPAbpy)(bpy)]+ complexes were unsuccessful with only the [Cu(6,6'-diTPAbpy)2](PF6) complex observed. The 6,6'-diTPAbpy ligand could also be reacted with 6-coordinate metal ions that featured small ancillary ligands, namely, the [Re(CO)3Cl] and [Ru(CO)2Cl2] fragments. While the complexes could be formed in good yields, the steric bulk of the TPA units does alter the coordination geometry. This is most readily seen in the [(6,6'-diTPAbpy)Re(CO)3Cl] complex where the Re(I) ion is forced to sit 23° out of the plane formed by the bpy unit. The electrochemical and photophysical properties of the family of compounds were also examined. 6,6'-diTPAbpy exhibits a strong ILCT absorption band (356 nm, 50 mM-1 cm-1) which displays a small increase in intensity for the homoleptic complexes ([Cu(6,6'-diTPAbpy)2]+; 353 nm, 72 mM-1 cm-1, [Ag(6,6'-diTPAbpy)2]+; 353 nm, 75 mM-1 cm-1), despite containing 2 equiv of the ligand, attributed to an increased dihedral angle between the TPA and bpy moieties. For the 6-coordinate complexes the ILCT band is further decreased in intensity and overlaps with MLCT bands, consistent with a further increased TPA-bpy dihedral angle. Emission from the 1ILCT state is observed at 436 nm (τ = 4.4 ns) for 6,6'-diTPAbpy and does not shift for the Cu, Ag, and Re complexes, although an additional 3MLCT emission is observed for [Re(6,6'-diTPAbpy)(CO)3Cl] (640 nm, τ = 13.8 ns). No emission was observed for [Ru(6,6'-diTPAbpy)(CO)2Cl2]. Transient absorption measurements revealed the population of a 3ILCT state for the Cu and Ag complexes (τ = 80 ns). All assignments were supported by TD-DFT calculations and resonance Raman spectroscopic measurements.
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- Daniel A W Ross
- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Choe MS, Choi S, Kim SY, Back C, Lee D, Lee HS, Kim CH, Son HJ, Kang SO. A Hybrid Ru(II)/TiO 2 Catalyst for Steadfast Photocatalytic CO 2 to CO/Formate Conversion Following a Molecular Catalytic Route. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:10235-10248. [PMID: 34196536 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herein, we employed a molecular Ru(II) catalyst immobilized onto TiO2 particulates of (4,4'-Y2-bpy)RuII(CO)2Cl2 (RuP; Y = CH2PO(OH)2), as a hybrid catalyst system to secure the efficient and steady catalytic activity of a molecular bipyridyl Ru(II)-complex-based photocatalytic system for CO2 reduction. From a series of operando FTIR spectrochemical analyses, it was found that the TiO2-fixed molecular Ru(II) complex leads to efficient stabilization of the key monomeric intermediate, RuII-hydride (LRuII(H)(CO)2Cl), and suppresses the formation of polymeric Ru(II) complex (-(L(CO)2Ru-Ru(CO)2L)n-), which is a major deactivation product produced during photoreaction via the Ru-Ru dimeric route. Active promotion of the monomeric catalytic route in a hetero-binary system (IrPS + TiO2/RuP) that uses TiO2-bound Ru(II) complex as reduction catalyst led to highly increased activity as well as durability of photocatalytic behavior with respect to the homogeneous catalysis of free Ru(II) catalyst (IrPS + Ru(II) catalyst). This catalytic strategy produced maximal turnover numbers (TONs) of >4816 and >2228, respectively, for CO and HCOO- production in CO2-saturated N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF)/TEOA (16.7 vol % TEOA) solution containing a 0.1 M sacrificial electron donor.
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- Min Su Choe
- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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Kinzel NW, Werlé C, Leitner W. Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Electroconversion of CO 2 : An Organometallic Perspective. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11628-11686. [PMID: 33464678 PMCID: PMC8248444 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The electrocatalytic transformation of carbon dioxide has been a topic of interest in the field of CO2 utilization for a long time. Recently, the area has seen increasing dynamics as an alternative strategy to catalytic hydrogenation for CO2 reduction. While many studies focus on the direct electron transfer to the CO2 molecule at the electrode material, molecular transition metal complexes in solution offer the possibility to act as catalysts for the electron transfer. C1 compounds such as carbon monoxide, formate, and methanol are often targeted as the main products, but more elaborate transformations are also possible within the coordination sphere of the metal center. This perspective article will cover selected examples to illustrate and categorize the currently favored mechanisms for the electrochemically induced transformation of CO2 promoted by homogeneous transition metal complexes. The insights will be corroborated with the concepts and elementary steps of organometallic catalysis to derive potential strategies to broaden the molecular diversity of possible products.
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- Niklas W. Kinzel
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstr. 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC)RWTH Aachen UniversityWorringer Weg 252074AachenGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstr. 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
- Ruhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044801BochumGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstr. 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC)RWTH Aachen UniversityWorringer Weg 252074AachenGermany
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Hylland KT, Gerz I, Wragg DS, Øien‐Ødegaard S, Tilset M. The Reactivity of Multidentate Schiff Base Ligands Derived from Bi‐ and Terphenyl Polyamines towards M(II) (M=Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd) and M(III) (M=Co, Y, Lu). Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Knut Tormodssønn Hylland
- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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Gerschel P, Cordes AL, Bimmermann S, Siegmund D, Metzler‐Nolte N, Apfel U. Investigation of Cyclam Based Re‐Complexes as Potential Electrocatalysts for the CO
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Reduction Reaction. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Philipp Gerschel
- Inorganic Chemistry I Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Department of Electrosynthesis Fraunhofer UMSICHT Osterfelder Straße 3 46047 Oberhausen Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany
- Department of Electrosynthesis Fraunhofer UMSICHT Osterfelder Straße 3 46047 Oberhausen Germany
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Kinzel NW, Werlé C, Leitner W. Übergangsmetallkomplexe als Katalysatoren für die elektrische Umwandlung von CO
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– eine metallorganische Perspektive. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Niklas W. Kinzel
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion Stiftstraße 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC) RWTH Aachen University Worringer Weg 2 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion Stiftstraße 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion Stiftstraße 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC) RWTH Aachen University Worringer Weg 2 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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Mukherjee J, Siewert I. Manganese and Rhenium Tricarbonyl Complexes Equipped with Proton Relays in the Electrochemical CO
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Reduction Reaction. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jyotima Mukherjee
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Göttingen Tammannstr. 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Göttingen Tammannstr. 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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Rotundo L, Polyansky DE, Gobetto R, Grills DC, Fujita E, Nervi C, Manbeck GF. Molecular Catalysts with Intramolecular Re-O Bond for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12187-12199. [PMID: 32804491 PMCID: PMC8009525 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A new Re bipyridine-type complex,
namely, fac-Re(pmbpy)(CO)3Cl (pmbpy =
4-phenyl-6-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-2,2′-bipyridine), 1, carrying a single OH moiety as local proton source, has
been synthesized, and its electrochemical behavior under Ar and under
CO2 has been characterized. Two isomers of 1, namely, 1-cis characterized by the
proximity of Cl to OH and 1-trans, are
identified. The interconversion between 1-cis and 1-trans is clarified by DFT calculations,
which reveal two transition states. The energetically lower pathway
displays a non-negligible barrier of 75.5 kJ mol–1. The 1e– electrochemical reduction of 1 affords the neutral intermediate 1-OPh, formally derived
by reductive deprotonation and loss of Cl– from 1. 1-OPh, which exhibits an entropically favored
intramolecular Re–O bond, has been isolated and characterized.
The detailed electrochemical mechanism is demonstrated by combined
chemical reactivity, spectroelectrochemistry, spectroscopic (IR and
NMR), and computational (DFT) approaches. Comparison with previous
Re and Mn derivatives carrying local proton sources highlights that
the catalytic activity of Re complexes is more sensitive to the presence
of local OH groups. Similar to Re-2OH (2OH = 4-phenyl-6-(phenyl-2,6-diol)-2,2′-bipyridine), 1 and Mn-1OH display a selective reduction of
CO2 to CO. In the case of the Re bipyridine-type complex,
the formation of a relatively stable Re–O bond and a preference
for phenolate-based reactivity with CO2 slightly inhibit
the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO, resulting
in a low TON value of 9, even in the presence of phenol as a proton
source. A new Re bipyridine-type complex, namely, fac-Re(pmbpy)(CO)3Cl (pmbpy = 4-phenyl-6-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-2,2′-bipyridine), 1, carrying a single OH moiety as local proton source, has
been synthesized, and its electrochemical behavior under Ar and under
CO2 has been characterized. Two isomers of 1, namely, 1-cis characterized by the
proximity of Cl to OH and 1-trans, are
identified.
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- Laura Rotundo
- Chemistry Department, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.,CIRCC (Bari), University of Bari, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.,CIRCC (Bari), University of Bari, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.,CIRCC (Bari), University of Bari, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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