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Zhang R, Hu W, Liu J, Xu K, Liu Y, Yao Y, Liu M, Zhang XG, Li H, He P, Huo S. Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea: Co-Reduction of Nitrite and Carbon Dioxide on Binuclear Cobalt Phthalocyanine. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403285. [PMID: 39031789 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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Exploration of molecular catalysts with the atomic-level tunability of molecular structures offers promising avenues for developing high-performance catalysts for the electrochemical co-reduction reaction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrite (NO2 -) into value-added urea. In this work, a binuclear cobalt phthalocyanine (biCoPc) catalyst is prepared through chemical synthesis and applied as a C─N coupling catalyst toward urea. Achieving a remarkable Faradaic efficiency of 47.4% for urea production at -0.5 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), this biCoPc outperforms many known molecular catalysts in this specific application. Its unique planar macromolecular structure and the increased valence state of cobalt promote the adsorption of nitrogenous and carbonaceous species, a critical factor in facilitating the multi-electron C─N coupling. Combining highly sensitive in situ attenuated total reflection surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS) with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the linear adsorbed CO (COL) and bridge adsorbed CO (COB) is captured on biCoPc catalyst during the co-reduction reaction. COB, a pivotal intermediate in the co-reduction from CO2 and nitrite to urea, is evidenced to be labile and may be attacked by nitrite, promoting urea production. This work demonstrates the importance of designing molecular catalysts for efficient co-reduction of CO2 and nitrite to urea.
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- Rui Zhang
- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, ID, 46556, USA
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- International Joint Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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Gao X, Song F, Ju D, Zhou A, Khan A, Chen Z, Sang X, Feng M, Liu L. Room-temperature ultrafast synthesis, morphology and upconversion luminescence of K 0.3Bi 0.7F 2.4:Yb 3+/Er 3+ nanoparticles for temperature-sensing application. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce01231a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This manuscript describes an ultrafast route at room temperature for the synthesis of the K0.3Bi0.7F2.4 nanoparticles with photoluminescence and luminescent temperature sensing.
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- Xiaoli Gao
- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- School of Science
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin 300384
- PR China
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- Physics Department, School of Science
- Tianjin University of Science & Technology
- Tianjin 300457
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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- School of Physics
- The Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics
- Ministry of Education
- Nankai University
- Tianjin
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Zheng S, Xu Z, Ye L, Li D, Zhuang X. Effect of urea additives on CuSO4·5H2O crystal habit: an experimental and theoretical study. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce00115e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Oblique hexagonal prism copper(ii) sulfate pentahydrate crystal was formed due to the preferential adsorption of urea molecules on specific faces.
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- Shigui Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou 350002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou 350002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou 350002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou 350002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou 350002
- China
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Le Parc R, Freitas VT, Hermet P, Cojocariu AM, Cattoën X, Wadepohl H, Maurin D, Tse CH, Bartlett JR, Ferreira RAS, Carlos LD, Wong Chi Man M, Bantignies JL. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy of non-conventional hydrogen bonding between N,N'-disubstituted urea and thiourea groups: a combined experimental and theoretical investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:3310-3317. [PMID: 30688324 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp06625f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The variety of H bond (HB) interactions is a source of inspiration for bottom-up molecular engineering through self-aggregation. Non-conventional intermolecular HBs between N,N'-disubstituted urea and thiourea are studied in detail by vibrational spectroscopies and ab initio calculations. Raman and IR mode assignments are given. We show that it is possible to study selectively the different intermolecular bifurcated intra- and inter-dimer HBs with the two types of HB acceptors. Through the ab initio calculation, the thioamide I mode, a specific marker of N-HS[double bond, length as m-dash]C HB interactions, is unambiguously identified.
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- Rozenn Le Parc
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR CNRS 5221, Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dongfeng Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 China
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