Introducing proton/electron mediators enhances the catalytic ability of an iron porphyrin complex for photochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Maho Imai, Kento Kosugi, Yutaka Saga, Mio Kondo, Shigeyuki Masaoka
Abstract
A novel iron porphyrin complex with hydroquinone moieties as proton/electron mediators at meso positions was designed and synthesised. The complex exhibits excellent catalytic activity for photochemical CO 2 reduction.
Topics & Concepts
PorphyrinHydroquinonePhotochemistryCatalysisProtonChemistryReduction (mathematics)Organic chemistryMathematicsQuantum mechanicsGeometryPhysicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry