An amide-based second coordination sphere promotes the dimer pathway of Mn-catalyzed CO<sub>2</sub>-to-CO reduction at low overpotential
Yong Yang, Mehmed Z. Ertem, Lele Duan
Abstract
The amide NH group decreases the overpotential of Mn-based CO<sub>2</sub> reduction catalysts by promoting the dimer and protonation-first pathways in the presence of H<sub>2</sub>O and enhances the CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction activity by facilitating C–OH bond cleavage.
Topics & Concepts
OverpotentialCoordination sphereAmideDimerCatalysisReduction (mathematics)ChemistryCoordination complexCrystallographyCrystal structureMetalPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMathematicsElectrodeGeometryElectrochemistryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications