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Das C, Karim S, Guria S, Kaushik T, Ghosh S, Dutta A. Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO 2 to Formic Acid: A Journey from 3d-Transition Metal-Based Molecular Catalyst Design to Electrolyzer Assembly. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:3020-3031. [PMID: 39312638 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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ConspectusElectrochemical CO2 reduction to obtain formate or formic acid is receiving significant attention as a method to combat the global warming crisis. Significant efforts have been devoted to the advancement of CO2 reduction techniques over the past few decades. This Account provides a unified discussion on various electrochemical methodologies for CO2 to formate conversion, with a particular focus on recent advancements in utilizing 3d-transition-metal-based molecular catalysts. This Account primarily focuses on understanding molecular functions and mechanisms under homogeneous conditions, which is essential for assessing the optimized reaction conditions for molecular catalysts. The unique architectural features of the formate dehydrogenase (FDH) enzyme provide insight into the key role of the surrounding protein scaffold in modulating the active site dynamics for stabilizing the key metal-bound CO2 intermediate. Additionally, the protein moiety also triggers a facile proton relay around the active site to drive electrocatalytic CO2 reduction forward. The fine-tuning of FDH machinery also ensures that the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction leads to the production of formic acid as the major yield without any other carbonaceous products, while limiting the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction. These lessons from the enzymes are key in designing biomimetic molecular catalysts, primarily based on multidentate ligand scaffolds containing peripheral proton relays. The subtle modifications of the ligand framework ensure the favored production of formic acid following electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in the solution phase. Next, the molecular catalysts are required to be mounted on robust electroactive surfaces to develop their corresponding heterogeneous versions. The surface-immobilization provides an edge to the molecular electrocatalysts as their reactivity can be scaled up with improved durability for long-term electrocatalysis. Despite challenges in developing high-performance, selective catalysts for the CO2 to formic acid transformation, significant progress is being made with the tactical use of graphene and carbon nanotube-based materials. To date, the majority of the research activity stops here, as the development of an operational CO2 to formic acid converting electrolyzer prototype still remains in its infancy. To elaborate on the potential future steps, this Account covers the design, scaling parameters, and existing challenges of assembling large-scale electrolyzers. A short glimpse at the utilization of electrolyzers for industrial-scale CO2 reduction is also provided here. The proper evaluation of the surface-immobilized electrocatalysts assembled in an electrolyzer is a key step for gauging their potential for practical viability. Here, the key electrochemical parameters and their expected values for industrial-scale electrolyzers have been discussed. Finally, the techno-economic aspects of the electrolyzer setup are summarized, completing the journey from tactical design of molecular catalysts to their appropriate application in a commercially viable electrolyzer setup for CO2 to formate electroreduction. Thus, this Account portrays the complete story of the evolution of a molecular catalyst to its sustainable application in CO2 utilization.
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- Chandan Das
- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- National Center of Excellence CCU, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Mandal SK, Choudhury J. Three-Way Control on Product Selectivity in Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Reaction Using a Single Molecular Co-NHC Catalyst. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:16327-16336. [PMID: 39175416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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For a long time, molecular electrocatalysts have been developed to reduce CO2 efficiently to value-added products such as CO and HCO2H, along with H2; however, selectivity remained as a major issue. Recent work toward addressing this issue showed that several different catalysts could be used to achieve product selectivity. It is desirable that instead of using different catalysts for specific products, a single catalyst should be able to produce the target products by subtle tuning of the reaction conditions. Toward this objective, herein we presented the organometallic Co electrocatalyst Co-NHCU and successfully utilized it in the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce CO, H2, and HCO2H with notable selectivity. The reduction of CO2 selectively produced CO with 81 ± 2% Faradaic efficiency (FE) in the presence of 5% H2O as a proton source. The selectivity was changed toward H2 with 80 ± 3% FE when 1.5 M triethylamine was added as an additive in the presence of 10% H2O as a proton source. In the presence of 1.0 M morpholine as an external additive, the CO2-saturated solution containing 10% trifluoroethanol as a proton source generates 55 ± 5% HCO2H as the predominant product, with H2 as a competitive side product. It was found that the combined effect of the proton source and the additive in association with the nature of the Co-NHCU catalyst changed the selectivity of the products in this reaction.
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- Sanajit Kumar Mandal
- Organometallics & Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462 066, India
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- Organometallics & Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462 066, India
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Verma PK, McCrory CCL. The influence of exogenous amines on the electrochemical CO 2 reduction activity of a cobalt-pyridyldiimine catalyst. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:8039-8042. [PMID: 38988236 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02709d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Studying the interactions between CO2 sorbents and electrocatalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (e-CO2RR) can offer viable strategies to advance the development of the Reactive Capture of CO2 (RCC). In this report we studied the effect of amines on the performance of the [Co(PDI-Py)] catalyst for the e-CO2RR. The presence of amines shifts the onset potential for the e-CO2RR more positive and increases the catalytic activity while maintaining the high Faradaic efficiency (≥90%) for CO production.
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- Piyush Kumar Verma
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA.
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA
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Wang J, Jing X, Yang Y, Xu B, Jia R, Duan C. Enzymatic Activation and Continuous Electrochemical Production of Methane from Dilute CO 2 Sources with a Self-Healing Capsule. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:19951-19961. [PMID: 38963753 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Converting dilute CO2 source into value-added chemicals and fuels is a promising route to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission, but integrating electrocatalysis with CO2 capture still faced marked challenges. Herein, we show that a self-healing metal-organic macrocycle functionalized as an electrochemical catalyst to selectively produce methane from flue gas and air with the lowest applied potential so far (0.06 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE) through an enzymatic activation fashion. The capsule emulates the enzyme' pocket to abstract one in situ-formed CO2-adduct molecule with the commercial amino alcohols, forming an easy-to-reduce substrate-involving clathrate to combine the CO2 capture with electroreduction for a thorough CO2 reduction. We find that the self-healing system exhibited enzymatic kinetics for the first time with the Michaelis-Menten mechanism in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 and maintained a methane Faraday efficiency (FE) of 74.24% with a selectivity of over 99% for continuous operation over 200 h. A consecutive working lab at 50 mA·cm-2, in an eleven-for-one (10 h working and 1 h healing) electrolysis manner, gives a methane turnover number (TON) of more than 10,000 within 100 h. The integrated electrolysis with CO2 capture facilitates the thorough reduction of flue gas (ca. 13.0% of CO2) and first time of air (ca. 400 ppm of CO2 to 42.7 mL CH4 from 1.0 m3 air). The new self-healing strategy of molecular electrocatalyst with an enzymatic activation manner and anodic shifting of the applied potentials provided a departure from the existing electrochemical catalytic techniques.
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- Jinfeng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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Barakat M, Elhajj S, Yazji R, Miller AJM, Hasanayn F. Kinetic Isotope Effects and the Mechanism of CO 2 Insertion into the Metal-Hydride Bond of fac-(bpy)Re(CO) 3H. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12133-12145. [PMID: 38901030 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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The 1,2-insertion reaction of CO2 into metal-hydride bonds of d6-octahedral complexes to give κ1-O-metal-formate products is the key step in various CO2 reduction schemes and as a result has attracted extensive mechanistic investigations. For many octahedral catalysts, CO2 insertion follows an associative mechanism in which CO2 interacts directly with the coordinated hydride ligand instead of the more classical dissociative mechanism that opens an empty coordination site to bind the substrate to the metal prior to a hydride migration step. To better understand the associative mechanism, we conducted a systematic quantum chemical investigation on the reaction between CO2 and fac-(bpy)Re(CO)3H (1-Re-H; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) starting with the gas phase and then moving to THF and other solvents with increased dielectric constants. Detailed analyses of the potential energy surfaces (PESs) and intrinsic reaction coordinates (IRCs) reveal that the reaction is enabled in all media by an initial stage of making a 3c-2e bond between the carbon of CO2 and the metal-hydride bond that is most consistent with an organometallic bridging hydride Re-H-CO2 species. Once CO2 is bent and anchored to the metal-hydride bond, the reaction proceeds by a rotation motion via a cyclic transition state TS2 that interchanges Re-H-CO2 and Re-O-CHO coordination. The combined stages provide an asynchronous-concerted pathway for CO2 insertion on the Gibbs free energy surface with TS2 as the highest energy point. Consideration of TS2 as a rate-determining TS gives activation barriers, inverse KIEs, substituent effects, and solvent effects that agree with the experimental data available in this system. An important new insight revealed by the analyses of the results is that the initial stage of the reaction is not a hydride transfer step as has been assumed in some studies. In fact, the loose vibration of the TS that can be identified for the first stage of the reaction in solution (TS1) does not involve the Re-H stretching vibrational mode. Accordingly, the imaginary frequency of TS1 is insensitive to deuteration, and therefore, TS1 leads to no significant KIE.
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- Mariam Barakat
- Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
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Liu L, Shen S, Zhao N, Zhao H, Wang K, Cui X, Wen B, Wang J, Xiao C, Hu X, Su Y, Ding S. Revealing the Indispensable Role of In Situ Electrochemically Reconstructed Mn(II)/Mn(III) in Improving the Performance of Lithium-Carbon Dioxide Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2403229. [PMID: 38598727 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Li-CO2 batteries are regarded as promising high-energy-density energy conversion and storage devices, but their practicability is severely hindered by the sluggish CO2 reduction/evolution reaction (CORR/COER) kinetics. Due to the various crystal structures and unique electronic configuration, Mn-based cathode catalysts have shown considerable competition to facilitate CORR/COER. However, the specific active sites and regulation principle of Mn-based catalysts remain ambiguous and limited. Herein, this work designs novel Mn dual-active sites (MOC) supported on N-doped carbon nanofibers and conduct a comprehensive investigation into the underlying relationship between different Mn active sites and their electrochemical performance in Li-CO2 batteries. Impressively, this work finds that owing to the in situ generation and stable existence of Mn(III), MOC undergoes obvious electrochemical reconstruction during battery cycling. Moreover, a series of characterizations and theoretical calculations demonstrate that the different electronic configurations and coordination environments of Mn(II) and Mn(III) are conducive to promoting CORR and COER, respectively. Benefiting from such a modulating behavior, the Li-CO2 batteries deliver a high full discharge capacity of 10.31 mAh cm-2, and ultra-long cycle life (327 cycles/1308 h). This fundamental understanding of MOC reconstruction and the electrocatalytic mechanisms provides a new perspective for designing high-performance multivalent Mn-integrated hybrid catalysts for Li-CO2 batteries.
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- Limin Liu
- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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Isegawa M. Metal- and ligand-substitution-induced changes in the kinetics and thermodynamics of hydrogen activation and hydricity in a dinuclear metal complex. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5966-5978. [PMID: 38462977 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00361f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Catalytic function in organometallic complexes is achieved by carefully selecting their central metals and ligands. In this study, the effects of a metal and a ligand on the kinetics and thermodynamics of hydrogen activation, hydricity degree of the hydride complex, and susceptibility to electronic oxidation in bioinspired NiFe complexes, [NiIIX FeII(Cl)(CO)Y]+ ([NiFe(Cl)(CO)]+; X = N,N'-diethyl-3,7-diazanonane-1,9-dithiolato and Y = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane), were investigated. The density functional theory calculations revealed that the following order thermodynamically favored hydrogen activation: [NiFe(CO)]2+ > [NiRu(CO)]2+ > [NiFe(CNMe)]2+ ∼ [PdRu(CO)]2+ ∼ [PdFe(CO)]2+ ≫ [NiFe(NCS)]+. Moreover, the reverse order thermodynamically favored the hydricity degree.
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- Miho Isegawa
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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Liu D, Ma H, Zhu C, Qiu F, Yu W, Ma LL, Wei XW, Han YF, Yuan G. Molecular Co-Catalyst Confined within a Metallacage for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2275-2285. [PMID: 38215226 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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The construction of structurally well-defined supramolecular hosts to accommodate catalytically active species within a cavity is a promising way to address catalyst deactivation. The resulting supramolecular catalysts can significantly improve the utilization of catalytic sites, thereby achieving a highly efficient chemical conversion. In this study, the Co-metalated phthalocyanine (Pc-Co) was successfully confined within a tetragonal prismatic metallacage, leading to the formation of a distinctive type of supramolecular photocatalyst (Pc-Co@Cage). The host-guest architecture of Pc-Co@Cage was unambiguously elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), NMR, and ESI-TOF-MS, revealing that the single cobalt active site can be thoroughly isolated within the space-restricted microenvironment. In addition, we found that Pc-Co@Cage can serve as a homogeneous supramolecular photocatalyst that displays high CO2 to CO conversion in aqueous media under visible light irradiation. This supramolecular photocatalyst exhibits an obvious improvement in activity (TONCO = 4175) and selectivity (SelCO = 92%) relative to the nonconfined Pc-Co catalyst (TONCO = 500, SelCO = 54%). The present strategy provided a rare example for the construction of a highly active, selective, and stable photocatalyst for CO2 reduction through a cavity-confined molecular catalyst within a discrete metallacage.
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- Dongdong Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, P. R. China
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Sun H, Liu X, Li Y, Zhang F, Huang X, Sun C, Huang F. Mechanistic insights of electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction by Mn complexes: synergistic effects of the ligands. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1663-1672. [PMID: 38168800 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03453d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The electrocatalytic mechanisms of CO2 reduction catalyzed by pyridine-oxazoline (pyrox)-based Mn catalysts were investigated by DFT calculations. In-depth comparative analyses of pyrox-based and bipyridine-based Mn complexes were carried out. C-OH cleavage is the rate-determining step for both the protonation-first path and the reduction-first path. The free energy of CO2 activation (ΔG1) and the electrons donated by CO ligands in this step are effective descriptors in regulating the C-OH cleavage barrier. The reduction of carboxylate complex 6 (E6) is the potential-determining step for the reduction-first path. Meanwhile, for the protonation-first path, the initial generation (E2) or the regeneration (E8) of active catalyst might be potential-determining. Hirshfeld charge and orbital contribution analysis indicate that E6 is definitely based on the heterocyclic ligand and E2 is related to both the heterocyclic ligand and three CO ligands. Therefore, replacement of the CO ligand by a stronger electron donating ligand can effectively boost the catalytic activity of CO2 reduction without increasing the overpotential in the reduction-first path. This hypothesis is supported by the mechanism calculations of the Mn complex in which the axial CO ligand is replaced by a pyridine or PMe3.
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- Haitao Sun
- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Assets and Laboratory Management, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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Kumar De S, Won DI, Kim J, Kim DH. Integrated CO 2 capture and electrochemical upgradation: the underpinning mechanism and techno-chemical analysis. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:5744-5802. [PMID: 37539619 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00512c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Coupling post-combustion CO2 capture with electrochemical utilization (CCU) is a quantum leap in renewable energy science since it eliminates the cost and energy involved in the transport and storage of CO2. However, the major challenges involved in industrial scale implementation are selecting an appropriate solvent/electrolyte for CO2 capture, modeling an appropriate infrastructure by coupling an electrolyser with a CO2 point source and a separator to isolate CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) products, and finally selection of an appropriate electrocatalyst. In this review, we highlight the major difficulties with detailed mechanistic interpretation in each step, to find out the underpinning mechanism involved in the integration of electrochemical CCU to achieve higher-value products. In the past decades, most of the studies dealt with individual parts of the integration process, i.e., either selecting a solvent for CO2 capture, designing an electrocatalyst, or choosing an ideal electrolyte. In this context, it is important to note that solvents such as monoethanolamine, bicarbonate, and ionic liquids are often used as electrolytes in CO2 capture media. Therefore, it is essential to fabricate a cost-effective electrolyser that should function as a reversible binder with CO2 and an electron pool capable of recovering the solvent to electrolyte reversibly. For example, reversible ionic liquids, which are non-ionic in their normal forms, but produce ionic forms after CO2 capture, can be further reverted back to their original non-ionic forms after CO2 release with almost 100% efficiency through the chemical or thermal modulations. This review also sheds light on a focused techno-economic evolution for converting the electrochemically integrated CCU process from a pilot-scale project to industrial-scale implementation. In brief, this review article will summarize a state-of-the-art argumentation of challenges and outcomes over the different segments involved in electrochemically integrated CCU to stimulate urgent progress in the field.
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- Sandip Kumar De
- Department of Chemistry, UPL University of Sustainable Technology, 402, Ankleshwar - Valia Rd, Vataria, Gujarat 393135, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Cohen KY, Nedd DG, Evans R, Bocarsly AB. Mechanistic insights into CO 2 conversion to CO using cyano manganese complexes. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37183860 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00891f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Without the use of a photosensitizer, [Mn(bpy)(CO)3(CN)] (MnCN) can photochemically form [Mn(bpy)(CO)3]-, the active species for CO2 reduction. While cases of the axial X-ligand dissociating upon irradiation of fac-[M(N-N)(CO)3X] complexes (M = Mn or Re; N-N = bipyridine (bpy) ligand; X = halogen or pseudohalogen) are well documented, the axial cyanide ligand is retained when either [Mn(bpy)(CO)3(CN)] or [Mn(mesbpy)(CO)3(CN)], MnCN(mesbpy), are irradiated anaerobically. Infrared and UV-vis spectroscopies indicate the formation of [Mn(bpy)(CO)2(MeCN)(CN)] (s-MnCN) as the primary product during the irradiation of MnCN. An in-depth analysis of the photochemical mechanism for the formation of [Mn(bpy)(CO)3]- from MnCN is presented. MnCN(mesbpy) is too sterically hindered to undergo the same photochemical mechanism as MnCN. However, MnCN(mesbpy) is found to be electrocatalytically active for CO2 reduction to CO. Thus providing an interesting distinction between photochemical and electrochemical charge transfer.
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- Kailyn Y Cohen
- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
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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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Pattanayak S, Berben LA. Pre-Equilibrium Reaction Mechanism as a Strategy to Enhance Rate and Lower Overpotential in Electrocatalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3419-3426. [PMID: 36734988 PMCID: PMC9936576 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10942] [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: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pre-equilibrium reaction kinetics enable the overall rate of a catalytic reaction to be orders of magnitude faster than the rate-determining step. Herein, we demonstrate how pre-equilibrium kinetics can be applied to breaking the linear free-energy relationship (LFER) for electrocatalysis, leading to rate enhancement 5 orders of magnitude and lowering of overpotential to approximately thermoneutral. This approach is applied to pre-equilibrium formation of a metal-hydride intermediate to achieve fast formate formation rates from CO2 reduction without loss of selectivity (i.e., H2 evolution). Fast pre-equilibrium metal-hydride formation, at 108 M-1 s-1, boosts the CO2 electroreduction to formate rate up to 296 s-1. Compared with molecular catalysts that have similar overpotential, this rate is enhanced by 5 orders of magnitude. As an alternative comparison, overpotential is lowered by ∼50 mV compared to catalysts with a similar rate. The principles elucidated here to obtain pre-equilibrium reaction kinetics via catalyst design are general. Design and development that builds on these principles should be possible in both molecular homogeneous and heterogeneous electrocatalysis.
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- Santanu Pattanayak
- Department of Chemistry, University
of California, Davis, California, Davis, 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of California, Davis, California, Davis, 95616, United States
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Schlenker K, Casselman LK, VanderLinden RT, Saouma CT. Large changes in hydricity as a function of charge and not metal in (PNP)M–H (de)hydrogenation catalysts that undergo metal–ligand cooperativity. Catal Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy01349e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ligand pKa and metal hydricity scale with one another in (de)hydrogenation catalysts that undergo metal–ligand cooperativity, irrespective of metal or ligand identity. Anionic hydrides are significantly more hydridic than their neutral counterparts.
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- Kevin Schlenker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA
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Siegel RE, Pattanayak S, Berben LA. Reactive Capture of CO 2: Opportunities and Challenges. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Rachel E. Siegel
- Department of Chemistry, The University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95161, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95161, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95161, United States
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Loke WLJ, Guo W, Sohail M, Bengali AA, Fan WY. Manganese Tricarbonyl Diimine Bromide Complexes as Electrocatalysts for Proton Reduction. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:20699-20708. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Wen Liang James Loke
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3,117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3,117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha23874, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha23874, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3,117543, Singapore
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Hossain MN, Choueiri RM, Abner S, Chen LD, Chen A. Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide at TiO 2/Au Nanocomposites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:51889-51899. [PMID: 36347242 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Herein, we report on the facile synthesis of nanocomposite consisting of TiO2 and Au nanoparticles (NPs) via a tailored galvanic replacement reaction (GRR). The electrocatalytic activity of the synthesized TiO2/Au nanocomposites for CO2 reduction was investigated in an aqueous solution using various electrochemical methods. Our results demonstrated that the TiO2/Au nanocomposites formed through the GRR process exhibited improved catalytic activities for CO2 reduction, while generating more hydrocarbon molecules than the typical formation of CO in contrast to polycrystalline Au. GC analysis and NMR spectroscopy revealed that CO and CH4 were the gas products, whereas HCOO-, CH3COO-, CH3OH, and CH3CH2OH were the liquid products from the CO2 reduction at different cathodic potentials. This remarkable change was further studied using the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, showing that the TiO2/Au nanocomposites may increase the binding energy of the formed ·CO intermediate and reduce the free energy compared to Au, thus favoring the downstream generation of multicarbon products. The TiO2/Au nanocomposites have high catalytic activity and excellent stability and are easy to fabricate, indicating that the developed catalyst has potential application in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added products.
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- M Nur Hossain
- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Sha MS, Kumar B, Abdullah AM, Muthusamy S, Kumar Sadasivuni K. A realistic perspective for CO 2 triggered tuning of electrical conductivity. RSC Adv 2022; 12:30921-30927. [PMID: 36348996 PMCID: PMC9614773 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05511b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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To seek sustainable CO2 sequestration and conversion, an electrochemical cell has been investigated for carbon capture and utilization strategy (CCU). In this cell, atmospheric CO2 is captured under ambient conditions and incorporated into power generation using zinc nanopowder as the catalyst. As a result, a method was developed to tune the electronic property of zinc by passing CO2. It was observed that nearly three orders of magnitude of conductivity could be changed along with achieving a carbon capture strategy. The system also exhibited good stability. In this process, it was observed that efficient current generation could be achieved due to zinc's active participation as a catalyst. The detailed physicochemical characterizations of catalysts were also examined. XRD, FTIR and TEM analysis perform the structural and morphological characterization. The system performance was further investigated using different criteria.
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- Mizaj Shabil Sha
- Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University P. O. Box 2713 Doha Qatar
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- Department of Technology, Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City USA
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous) Perundurai Erode Tamilnadu India
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Blasczak V, McKinnon M, Suntrup L, Aminudin NA, Reed B, Groysman S, Ertem MZ, Grills DC, Rochford J. Steric and Lewis Basicity Influence of the Second Coordination Sphere on Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction by Manganese Bipyridyl Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:15784-15800. [PMID: 36162397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study aims to provide a greater insight into the balance between steric (bpy vs (Ph)2bpy vs mes2bpy ligands) and Lewis basic ((Ph)2bpy vs (MeOPh)2bpy vs (MeSPh)2bpy ligands) influence on the efficiencies of the protonation-first vs reduction-first CO2 reduction mechanisms with [MnI(R2bpy)(CO)3(CH3CN)]+ precatalysts, and on their respective transition-state geometries/energies for rate-determining C-OH bond cleavage toward CO evolution. The presence of only modest steric bulk at the 6,6'-diphenyl-2,2'-bipyridyl ((Ph)2bpy) ligand has here allowed unique insight into the mechanism of catalyst activation and CO2 binding by navigating a perfect medium between the nonsterically encumbered bpy-based and the highly sterically encumbered mes2bpy-based precatalysts. Cyclic voltammetry conducted in CO2-saturated electrolyte for the (Ph)2bpy-based precatalyst [2-CH3CN]+ confirms that CO2 binding occurs at the two-electron-reduced activated catalyst [2]- in the absence of an excess proton source, in contrast to prior assumptions that all manganese catalysts require a strong acid for CO2 binding. This observation is supported by computed free energies of the parent-child reaction for [Mn-Mn]0 dimer formation, where increased steric hindrance relative to the bpy-based precatalyst correlates with favorable CO2 binding. A critical balance must be adhered to, however, as the absence of steric bulk in the bpy-based precatalyst [1-CH3CN]+ maintains a lower overpotential than [2-CH3CN]+ at the protonation-first pathway with comparable kinetic performance, whereas an ∼2-fold greater TOFmax is observed at its reduction-first pathway with an almost identical overpotential as [2-CH3CN]+. Notably, excessive steric bulk in the mes2bpy-based precatalyst [3-CH3CN]+ results in increased activation free energies of the C-OH bond cleavage transition states for both the protonation-first and the reduction-first pathways relative to both [1-CH3CN]+ and [2-CH3CN]+. In fact, [3-CH3CN]+ requires a 1 V window beyond its onset potential to reach its peak catalytic current, which is in contrast to the narrower (<0.30 V) potential response window of the remaining catalysts here studied. Voltammetry recorded under 1 atm of CO2 with 2.8 M (5%) H2O establishes [2-CH3CN]+ to have the lowest overpotential (η = 0.75 V) in the series here studied, attributed to its ability to lie "on the fence" when providing sufficient steric bulk to hinder (but not prevent) [Mn-Mn]0 dimerization, while simultaneously having a limited steric impact on the free energy of activation for the rate-determining C-OH bond cleavage transition state. While the methoxyphenyl bpy-based precatalyst [4-CH3CN]+ possesses an increased steric presence relative to [2-CH3CN]+, this is offset by its capacity to stabilize the C-OH bond cleavage transition states of both the protonation-first and the reduction-first pathways by facilitating second coordination sphere H-bonding stabilization.
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- Vanna Blasczak
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts─Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts─Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts─Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts─Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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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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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts─Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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Fokin I, Kuessner KT, Siewert I. Electroreduction of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by a Manganese Complex. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Igor Fokin
- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstr. 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstr. 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstr. 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Universität Göttingen, International Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Tammannstr. 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Jerng SE, Gallant BM. Electrochemical reduction of CO 2 in the captured state using aqueous or nonaqueous amines. iScience 2022; 25:104558. [PMID: 35747389 PMCID: PMC9209719 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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CO2 capture and its electrochemical conversion have historically developed as two distinct technologies and scientific fields. Each process possesses unique energy penalties, inefficiencies, and costs, which accrue along the mitigation pathway from emissions to product. Recently, the concept of integrating CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion, or "electrochemically reactive capture," has aroused attention following early laboratory-scale proofs-of-concept. However, the integration of the two processes introduces new complexities at a basic science and engineering level, many of which have yet to be clearly defined. The key parameters to guide reaction, electrolyte, electrode, and system design would, therefore, benefit from delineation. To begin this effort, this perspective outlines several crucial physicochemical and electrochemical considerations, where we argue that the absence of basic knowledge leaves the field of designing metaphorically in the dark. The considerations make clear that there is ample need for fundamental science that can better inform design, following which the potential impacts of integration can be rigorously assessed beyond what is possible at present.
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- Sung Eun Jerng
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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De La Torre P, Derrick JS, Snider A, Smith PT, Loipersberger M, Head-Gordon M, Chang CJ. Exchange Coupling Determines Metal-Dependent Efficiency for Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Photochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Patricia De La Torre
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Dey S, Masero F, Brack E, Fontecave M, Mougel V. Electrocatalytic metal hydride generation using CPET mediators. Nature 2022; 607:499-506. [PMID: 35859199 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04874-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transition metal hydrides (M-H) are ubiquitous intermediates in a wide range of enzymatic processes and catalytic reactions, playing a central role in H+/H2 interconversion1, the reduction of CO2 to formic acid (HCOOH)2 and in hydrogenation reactions. The facile formation of M-H is a critical challenge to address to further improve the energy efficiency of these reactions. Specifically, the easy electrochemical generation of M-H using mild proton sources is key to enable high selectivity versus competitive CO and H2 formation in the CO2 electroreduction to HCOOH, the highest value-added CO2 reduction product3. Here we introduce a strategy for electrocatalytic M-H generation using concerted proton-electron transfer (CPET) mediators. As a proof of principle, the combination of a series of CPET mediators with the CO2 electroreduction catalyst [MnI(bpy)(CO)3Br] (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) was investigated, probing the reversal of the product selectivity from CO to HCOOH to evaluate the efficiency of the manganese hydride (Mn-H) generation step. We demonstrate the formation of the Mn-H species by in situ spectroscopic techniques and determine the thermodynamic boundary conditions for this mechanism to occur. A synthetic iron-sulfur cluster is identified as the best CPET mediator for the system, enabling the preparation of a benchmark catalytic system for HCOOH generation.
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- Subal Dey
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, UMR 8229 CNRS, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, UMR 8229 CNRS, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Stuardi FM, Tiozzo A, Rotundo L, Leclaire J, Gobetto R, Nervi C. Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to Formate in Methanol Solutions by Mn-Functionalized Electrodes in the Presence of Amines. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104377. [PMID: 35471768 PMCID: PMC9325359 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Carbon cloth electrode modified by covalently attaching a manganese organometallic catalyst is used as cathode for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 in methanol solutions. Six different industrial amines are employed as co‐catalyst in millimolar concentrations to deliver a series of new reactive system. While such absorbents were so far believed to provide a CO2 reservoir and act as sacrificial proton source, we herein demonstrate that this role can be played by methanol, and that the adduct formed between CO2 and the amine can act as an effector or inhibitor toward the catalyst, thereby enhancing or reducing the production of formate. Pentamethyldiethylentriamine (PMDETA), identified as the best effector in our series, converts CO2 in wet methanolic solution into bisammonium bicarbonate. Computational studies revealed that this adduct is responsible for a barrierless transformation of CO2 to formate by the reduced form of the Mn catalyst covalently bonded to the electrode surface. As a consequence, selectivity can be switched on demand from CO to formate anion, and in the case of (PMDETA) an impressive TONHCOO− of 2.8×104 can be reached. This new valuable knowledge on an integrated capture and utilization system paves the way toward more efficient transformation of CO2 into liquid fuel.
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- University of Turin, Department of Chemistry, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125, Turin, Italy.,CIRCC, via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Chemistry, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125, Turin, Italy.,CIRCC, via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126, Bari, Italy.,current address: Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA
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- University of Lyon, CNRS, CPE Lyon, INSA, ICBMS UMR 5246, 69611, Lyon, France
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- University of Turin, Department of Chemistry, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125, Turin, Italy.,CIRCC, via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Chemistry, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125, Turin, Italy.,CIRCC, via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126, Bari, Italy
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Yamazaki Y, Miyaji M, Ishitani O. Utilization of Low-Concentration CO 2 with Molecular Catalysts Assisted by CO 2-Capturing Ability of Catalysts, Additives, or Reaction Media. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6640-6660. [PMID: 35404601 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Increasing concentration of atmospheric CO2 is a worldwide concern and continues to trigger various environmental problems. Photo- or electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (CO2-Red) using solar energy, i.e., artificial photosynthesis, is a prospective technique owing to its sustainability and the usefulness of the reaction products. Concentrations of CO2 in exhaust gases from industries are several % to 20%, and that in the atmosphere is about 400 ppm. Although condensation processes of CO2 require high energy consumption and cost, pure CO2 has been used in most of the reported studies for photo- and electrocatalytic CO2-Red because the reaction between CO2 and the catalyst could be one of the rate-limiting steps. To address these issues and provide a repository of potential techniques for other researchers, this perspective summarizes the catalytic systems reported for the reduction of low-concentration CO2, which utilize a combination of catalytic CO2-Red and CO2-capturing reactions (or CO2 adsorption). First, we describe CO2 insertions into M-X bonds of the catalysts, which increase the rate constants and/or equilibrium constants for CO2 binding on the catalysts, and modifications of the second coordination sphere to stabilize the CO2-bound catalysts. Furthermore, we discuss the reaction media used for catalytic CO2-Red that have the unique effect of increasing CO2 concentrations around the catalysts. These reaction media include typical CO2-capturing additives, ionic liquids, and metal-organic frameworks.
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- Yasuomi Yamazaki
- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji-Kitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 NE-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 NE-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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Ilic S, Gesiorski JL, Weerasooriya RB, Glusac KD. Biomimetic Metal-Free Hydride Donor Catalysts for CO 2 Reduction. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:844-856. [PMID: 35201767 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to fuels and value-added chemicals is of significance for the development of carbon recycling technologies. One of the main challenges associated with catalytic CO2 reduction is product selectivity: the formation of carbon monoxide, molecular hydrogen, formate, methanol, and other products occurs with similar thermodynamic driving forces, making it difficult to selectively reduce CO2 to the target product. Significant scientific effort has been aimed at the development of catalysts that can suppress the undesired hydrogen evolution reaction and direct the reaction toward the selective formation of the desired products, which are easy to handle and store. Inspired by natural photosynthesis, where the CO2 reduction is achieved using NADPH cofactors in the Calvin cycle, we explore biomimetic metal-free hydride donors as catalysts for the selective reduction of CO2 to formate. Here, we outline our recent findings on the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters that control the hydride transfer from metal-free hydrides to CO2. By experimentally measuring and theoretically calculating the thermodynamic hydricities of a range of metal-free hydride donors, we derive structural and electronic factors that affect their hydride-donating abilities. Two dominant factors that contribute to the stronger hydride donors are identified to be (i) the stabilization of the positive charge formed upon HT via aromatization or by the presence of electron-donating groups and (ii) the destabilization of hydride donors through the anomeric effect or in the presence of significant structural constrains in the hydride molecule. Hydride donors with appropriate thermodynamic hydricities were reacted with CO2, and the formation of the formate ion (the first reduction step in CO2 reduction to methanol) was confirmed experimentally, providing an important proof of principle that organocatalytic CO2 reduction is feasible. The kinetics of hydride transfer to CO2 were found to be slow, and the sluggish kinetics were assigned in part to the large self-exchange reorganization energy associated with the organic hydrides in the DMSO solvent. Finally, we outline our approaches to the closure of the catalytic cycle via the electrochemical and photochemical regeneration of the hydride (R-H) from the conjugate hydride acceptors (R+). We illustrate how proton-coupled electron transfer can be efficiently utilized not only to lower the electrochemical potential at which the hydride regeneration takes place but also to suppress the unwanted dimerization that neutral radical intermediates tend to undergo. Overall, this account provides a summary of important milestones achieved in organocatalytic CO2 reduction and provides insights into the future research directions needed for the discovery of inexpensive catalysts for carbon recycling.
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- Stefan Ilic
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Fujita E, Grills DC, Manbeck GF, Polyansky DE. Understanding the Role of Inter- and Intramolecular Promoters in Electro- and Photochemical CO 2 Reduction Using Mn, Re, and Ru Catalysts. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:616-628. [PMID: 35133133 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Recycling of carbon dioxide to fuels and chemicals is a promising strategy for renewable energy storage. Carbon dioxide conversion can be achieved by (i) artificial photosynthesis using photoinduced electrons; (ii) electrolysis using electricity produced by photovoltaics; and (iii) thermal CO2 hydrogenation using renewable H2. The focus of our group's research is on molecular catalysts, in particular coordination complexes of transition metals (e.g., Mn, Re, and Ru), which offer versatile platforms for mechanistic studies of photo- and electrochemical CO2 reduction. The interactions of catalytic intermediates with Lewis or Brønsted acids, hydrogen-bonding moieties, solvents, cations, etc., that function as promoters or cofactors have become increasingly important for efficient catalysis. These interactions may have dramatic effects on selectivity and rates by stabilizing intermediates or lowering transition state barriers, but they are difficult to elucidate and challenging to predict. We have been carrying out experimental and theoretical studies of CO2 reduction using molecular catalysts toward addressing mechanisms of efficient CO2 reduction systems with emphasis on those containing intramolecular (or pendent) and intermolecular (solution phase) additives. This Account describes the identification of reaction intermediates produced during CO2 reduction in the presence of triethanolamine or ionic liquids, the benefits of hydrogen-bonding interactions among intermediates or cofactors, and the complications of pendent phenolic donors/phenoxide bases under electrochemical conditions.Triethanolamine (TEOA) is a common sacrificial electron donor for photosensitizer excited state reductive quenching and has a long history of use in photocatalytic CO2 reduction. It also functions as a Brønsted base in conjunction with more potent sacrificial electron donors, such as 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (BIH). Deprotonation of the BIH•+ cation radical promotes irreversible photoinduced electron transfer by preventing charge recombination. Despite its wide use, most research to date has not considered the broader reactions of TEOA, including its direct interaction with CO2 or its influence on catalytic intermediates. We found that in acetonitrile, TEOA captures CO2 in the form of a zwitterionic adduct without any metal catalyst. In the presence of ruthenium carbonyl catalysts bearing α-diimine ligands, it participates in metal hydride formation, accelerates hydride transfer to CO2 to form the bound formate intermediate, and assists in the dissociation of formate anion from the catalyst ( J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2413-2428).Hydrogen bonding and acid/base promoters are understood to interact with key catalytic intermediates, such as the metallocarboxylate or metallocarboxylic acid during CO2 reduction. The former is a high energy species, and hydrogen-bonding or Lewis acid-stabilization are beneficial. We have found that imidazolium-based ionic liquid cations can stabilize the doubly reduced form of the [ReCl(bpy)(CO)3] (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) electrocatalyst through both hydrogen-bonding and π-π interactions, resulting in CO2 reduction occurring at a more positive potential with a higher catalytic current ( J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 2033-2038). Hydrogen bonding interactions between Lewis basic methoxy groups in the second coordination sphere of a Mn-based catalyst and the OH group of the Mn-COOH intermediate in the presence of a Brønsted acid were also found to promote C-(OH) bond cleavage, enabling access to a low-energy protonation-first pathway for CO2 reduction ( J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2604-2618).The kinetics of forming the metallocarboxylic acid can be enhanced by internal acids, and its proton-induced C-OH bond cleavage to the metallocarbonyl and H2O is often the rate-limiting step. Therefore, proton movement organized by pendent hydrogen-bonding networks may also accelerate this step. In contrast, during electrolysis, OH groups in the second coordination sphere are deprotonated to the oxyanions, which deter catalytic CO2 reduction by directly binding CO2 to form the carbonate or by making an M-O bond in competition with CO2 binding ( Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 4582-4594). Our results emphasize that detailed mechanistic research is critical in discovering the design principles for improved catalysts.
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- Etsuko Fujita
- 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 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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Cauwenbergh R, Goyal V, Maiti R, Natte K, Das S. Challenges and recent advancements in the transformation of CO 2 into carboxylic acids: straightforward assembly with homogeneous 3d metals. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:9371-9423. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00921d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transformation of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable organic carboxylic acids is essential for maintaining sustainability. In this review, such CO2 thermo-, photo- and electrochemical transformations under 3d-transition metal catalysis are described from 2017 until 2022.
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- Robin Cauwenbergh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Chemical and Material Sciences Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun-248005, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-HRDC Campus, Joggers Road, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, 502 285, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
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Madsen MR, Rønne MH, Heuschen M, Golo D, Ahlquist MSG, Skrydstrup T, Pedersen SU, Daasbjerg K. Promoting Selective Generation of Formic Acid from CO 2 Using Mn(bpy)(CO) 3Br as Electrocatalyst and Triethylamine/Isopropanol as Additives. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:20491-20500. [PMID: 34813304 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Urgent solutions are needed to efficiently convert the greenhouse gas CO2 into higher-value products. In this work, fac-Mn(bpy)(CO)3Br (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) is employed as electrocatalyst in reductive CO2 conversion. It is shown that product selectivity can be shifted from CO toward HCOOH using appropriate additives, i.e., Et3N along with iPrOH. A crucial aspect of the strategy is to outrun the dimer-generating parent-child reaction involving fac-Mn(bpy)(CO)3Br and [Mn(bpy)(CO)3]- and instead produce the Mn hydride intermediate. Preferentially, this is done at the first reduction wave to enable formation of HCOOH at an overpotential as low as 260 mV and with faradaic efficiency of 59 ± 1%. The latter may be increased to 71 ± 3% at an overpotential of 560 mV, using 2 M concentrations of both Et3N and iPrOH. The nature of the amine additive is crucial for product selectivity, as the faradaic efficiency for HCOOH formation decreases to 13 ± 4% if Et3N is replaced with Et2NH. The origin of this difference lies in the ability of Et3N/iPrOH to establish an equilibrium solution of isopropyl carbonate and CO2, while with Et2NH/iPrOH, formation of the diethylcarbamic acid is favored. According to density-functional theory calculations, CO2 in the former case can take part favorably in the catalytic cycle, while this is less opportune in the latter case because of the CO2-to-carbamic acid conversion. This work presents a straightforward procedure for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to HCOOH by combining an easily synthesized manganese catalyst with commercially available additives.
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- Monica R Madsen
- 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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- 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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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry & Biology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry & Biology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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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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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Sullivan I, Goryachev A, Digdaya IA, Li X, Atwater HA, Vermaas DA, Xiang C. Coupling electrochemical CO2 conversion with CO2 capture. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00699-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dai M, Huang HH, Liu L, Xu X, Ke Z. A DFT study on the selectivity of CO2 reduction electrocatalyzed by heterofluorene bis-NHC Ni pincer complexes: Interplay of media and structure factor. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Schlenker K, Christensen EG, Zhanserkeev AA, McDonald GR, Yang EL, Lutz KT, Steele RP, VanderLinden RT, Saouma CT. Role of Ligand-Bound CO 2 in the Hydrogenation of CO 2 to Formate with a (PNP)Mn Catalyst. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Kevin Schlenker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Chatterjee B, Jena S, Chugh V, Weyhermüller T, Werlé C. A Molecular Iron-Based System for Divergent Bond Activation: Controlling the Reactivity of Aldehydes. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Basujit Chatterjee
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34−36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Rønne MH, Madsen MR, Skrydstrup T, Pedersen SU, Daasbjerg K. Mechanistic Elucidation of Dimer Formation and Strategies for Its Suppression in Electrochemical Reduction of
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- Magnus H. Rønne
- 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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- 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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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center Department of Chemistry Aarhus University Langelandsgade 140 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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Nijamudheen A, Kanega R, Onishi N, Himeda Y, Fujita E, Ertem MZ. Distinct Mechanisms and Hydricities of Cp*Ir-Based CO 2 Hydrogenation Catalysts in Basic Water. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- A. Nijamudheen
- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Research Institute of Energy Conservation, Department of Energy and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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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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Saeed IM, Mazari SA, Alaba P, Ali BS, Jan BM, Basirun WJ, Sani YM, Nizzamuddin S, Mubarak NM. A review of gas chromatographic techniques for identification of aqueous amine degradation products in carbonated environments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:6324-6348. [PMID: 33398750 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11753-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Degradation of amines is a significant issue allied to amine-based carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption in post-combustion CO2 capture. It becomes essential to have a detailed understanding of degradation products for advanced post-combustion CO2 capture technology. Identification and quantification of degradation products of amines help in practicability and environmental assessment of amine-based technology. Gas, liquid, and ion chromatographic techniques are the benchmark tools for qualitative and quantitative analyses of the amines and their derivatives. Among others, gas chromatography has been more in use for this specific application, especially for the identification of degradation products of amines. This review focuses on the critical elucidation of gas chromatographic analysis and development of methods to determine the amine degradation products, highlighting preparation methods for samples and selecting columns and detectors. The choice of detector, column, sample preparation, and method development are reviewed in this manuscript, keeping in view the industry and research applications. Furthermore, obtained results on the quantitative and qualitative analyses using gas chromatography are summarized with future perspectives.
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- Idris Mohamed Saeed
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, New M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Intelligent Materials for Road and Airport Pavements (I-RAP) Research Group, Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 124 La Trobe St., Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, 9800, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Hu J, Bruch QJ, Miller AJM. Temperature and Solvent Effects on H 2 Splitting and Hydricity: Ramifications on CO 2 Hydrogenation by a Rhenium Pincer Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:945-954. [PMID: 33383987 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide holds immense promise for applications in sustainable fuel synthesis and hydrogen storage. Mechanistic studies that connect thermodynamic parameters with the kinetics of catalysis can provide new understanding and guide predictive design of improved catalysts. Reported here are thermochemical and kinetic analyses of a new pincer-ligated rhenium complex (tBuPOCOP)Re(CO)2 (tBuPOCOP = 2,6-bis(di-tert-butylphosphinito)phenyl) that catalyzes CO2 hydrogenation to formate with faster rates at lower temperatures. Because the catalyst follows the prototypical "outer sphere" hydrogenation mechanism, comprehensive studies of temperature and solvent effects on the H2 splitting and hydride transfer steps are expected to be relevant to many other catalysts. Strikingly large entropy associated with cleavage of H2 results in a strong temperature dependence on the concentration of [(tBuPOCOP)Re(CO)2H]- present during catalysis, which is further impacted by changing the solvent from toluene to tetrahydrofuran to acetonitrile. New methods for determining the hydricity of metal hydrides and formate at temperatures other than 298 K are developed, providing insight into how temperature can influence the favorability of hydride transfer during catalysis. These thermochemical insights guided the selection of conditions for CO2 hydrogenation to formate with high activity (up to 364 h-1 at 1 atm or 3330 h-1 at 20 atm of 1:1 H2:CO2). In cases where hydride transfer is the highest individual kinetic barrier, entropic contributions to outer sphere H2 splitting lead to a unique temperature dependence: catalytic activity increases as temperature decreases in tetrahydrofuran (200-fold increase upon cooling from 50 to 0 °C) and toluene (4-fold increase upon cooling from 100 to 50 °C). Ramifications on catalyst structure-function relationships are discussed, including comparisons between "outer sphere" mechanisms and "metal-ligand cooperation" mechanisms.
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- Jenny Hu
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Chatterjee B, Chang W, Werlé C. Molecularly Controlled Catalysis – Targeting Synergies Between Local and Non‐local Environments. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Basujit Chatterjee
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstr. 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstr. 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstr. 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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