Rhenium(I) trinuclear rings as highly efficient redox photosensitizers for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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Abstract

Summary

A photochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO or formic acid was shown using the bipyridine-based catalysts [Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6], Ru(dtBubpy)(CO)2Cl2 or -missing link parameter-in combination with the ruthenium-based photosensitizer [Ru(dmb)3][PF6]2 or Ru(bpy)3. Turnover numbers (TONs) of up to 157 and selectivities up to 85% for formate were reached in DMF. The experiments were conducted under visible-light irradiation (λ = 480 nm) using TEOA and BNAH as sacrificial electron donors (see section SEDs below).

Content of the published article in detail

The article contains results for the reduction of CO₂ to CO or formic acid under visible-light catalysis using a manganese complex and a ruthenium-based photosensitizer. The catalytic system performs best (referring to the TON of formate production) in DMF.

Catalyst

[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6] Ru(dtBubpy)(CO)2Cl2

Photosensitizer

Investigation

	cat	cat conc [µM]	PS	PS conc [mM]	solvent A	.	.	λexc [nm]	.	TON CO	.	.	.
1.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100878	0.05	DMF			436		27
2.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100878	0.05	DMF			436		98
3.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100877	0.05	DMF			436		22
4.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100877	0.05	DMF			436		71
5.			Molecule:100877	0.05	DMF			436		6
6.			Molecule:100877	0.05	DMF			436		8
7.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100879	0.05	DMF			436		20
8.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100879	0.05	DMF			436		32
9.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100880	0.05	DMF			436		11
10.	[Re(bpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100880	0.05	DMF			436		48

Investigation-Name: Table 1Export

	cat	cat conc [µM]	PS	PS conc [mM]	e-D	e-D conc [M]	solvent A	.	.	λexc [nm]	.	TON CO	TON H2	TON HCOOH	.	.	.
1.	Ru(dtBubpy)(CO)2Cl2	0.05	Molecule:100877	0.05			DMF			436		20	72	290
2.	Ru(dtBubpy)(CO)2Cl2	0.05	Molecule:100877	0.05	BI(OH)H	0.03	DMF			436		16	49	280
3.	[Mn(dtBubpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100877	0.05			DMF			436		32		85
4.	[Mn(dtBubpy)(CO)3(MeCN)][PF6]	0.05	Molecule:100877	0.05	BI(OH)H	0.03	DMF			436		80		60

Investigation-Name: Table 2Export

Sacrificial Electron Donor

In this study, the experiments were done with the sacrificial electron donor TEOA (100507).

Additives

In this study, no additives were tested.