Overall reaction mechanism of photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction on a Re(<scp>i</scp>)-complex catalyst unit of a Ru(<scp>ii</scp>)–Re(<scp>i</scp>) supramolecular photocatalyst
Kei Kamogawa, Yuki Kato, Yusuke Tamaki, Takumi Noguchi, Koichi Nozaki, Tatsuo Nakagawa, Osamu Ishitani
Abstract
The whole mechanism of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to CO by a Ru( ii )–Re( i ) supramolecular photocatalyst was successfully clarified using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, UHPLC analysis, electrochemical measurements, and DFT calculations.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCatalysisSupramolecular chemistryChemistryMechanism (biology)Reduction (mathematics)Chemical engineeringPhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsGeometryMathematicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalytic Processes in Materials Science