Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by a Ni(II) Complex Bearing a Bioinspired Tetradentate Ligand for Selective CO Production

Investigation

	cat	cat conc [µM]	PS	PS conc [mM]	e-D	e-D conc [M]	solvent A	.	.	.	λexc [nm]	.	TON CO	.	TON H2	.	.
1.	[Ni(bpet)(MeCN)2][ClO4]2	0.03	Ru(bpy)3Cl2	0.5	BIH	0.1	DMA				450		713		6.9
2.	[Ni(bpet)(MeCN)2][ClO4]2	0.03	Ru(bpy)3Cl2	0.5	BIH	0.1	DMF				450		159		11
3.	[Ni(bpet)(MeCN)2][ClO4]2	0.03	Ru(bpy)3Cl2	0.5	BIH	0.1	DMA				450		67		3.4
4.	[Ni(bpet)(MeCN)2][ClO4]2	0.03	Ru(bpy)3Cl2	0.5	BIH	0.1	MeCN				450
5.	[Ni(bpet)(MeCN)2][ClO4]2	0.03	Ru(bpy)3Cl2	0.5	TEA	0.1	DMA				450
6.	[Ni(bpet)(MeCN)2][ClO4]2	0.03	Ru(bpy)3Cl2	0.5	TEOA	0.1	DMA				450		2.6		25.5

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Catalyst

Photosensitizer

Ru(bpy)3

Sacrificial electron donor

BIH