Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by Highly Efficient Homogeneous FeII Catalyst based on 2,6-Bis(1’,2’,3’-triazolyl-methyl)pyridine. Comparison with Analogues.

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Abstract

Summary

A photochemical reduction of CO2 to CO was shown using the iron complex 100941 as catalyst in combination with the copper photosensitizer 100940. Turnover numbers (TONs) of 576 and a selectivity of 67% for CO were reached in DMF. The experiments were conducted under visible-light irradiation (λ = 420 nm) using BIH as sacrificial electron donor (see section SEDs below).

Advances and special progress

Additional remarks

Content of the published article in detail

The article contains results for the reduction of CO2 to CO under visible-light catalysis using an iron complex as a catalyst. The catalytic system performs best (referring to the TON of CO production) in MeCN/TEOA.

Catalyst

100941

Photosensitizer

100940

Investigation

Sacrificial electron donor

In this study, the experiments were done with the sacrificial electron donor BIH (100508).

Additives

In this study, control experiments with Hg were conducted.

Investigations