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IR Spectro-electrochemistry and group-6 alpha-diimine catalysts of CO2 reduction

Ryan, D. E. and Hartl, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7013-5360 (2018) IR Spectro-electrochemistry and group-6 alpha-diimine catalysts of CO2 reduction. In: Marken, F. and Fermin, D. (eds.) Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Overcoming the Limitations of Photosynthesis. Energy & Environment. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 182-211. ISBN 9781782620426

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Abstract/Summary

The complex [Re(CO)3(bpy)Cl] (bpy=2,2′-bipyridine) has been known for several decades as the catalyst precursor for both electrochemical and photochemical reduction of CO2, currently being outperformed by the cheaper and Earth-abundant manganese congeners. On the other hand, the catalytic potential of the related group-6 tetracarbonyl α-diimine complexes has only recently been discovered, showing particularly strong dependence on the cathodic material initially revealed by cyclic voltammetry and IR spectro-electrochemistry. This chapter tackles in some detail these general aspects, including fundamental experimental techniques used to investigate the cathodic behaviour and the electronic structures of group-6 [M(CO)4(α-diimine)] and related Re complexes as well as their reduced forms.

Item Type:Book or Report Section
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:80903
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry

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