A highly active and robust iron quinquepyridine complex for photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction in aqueous acetonitrile solution
Yanfei Qin, Lingjing Chen, Gui Chen, Zhenguo Guo, Lei Wang, Hongbo Fan, Marc Robert, Tai‐Chu Lau
Abstract
[Fe(qnpy)(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> is a highly efficient and robust catalyst for visible-light-driven reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to CO, with a TON for CO of up to 14 095 and selectivity of 98% using Ru(phen)<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> as photosensitizer and BIH as sacrificial reductant.
Topics & Concepts
AcetonitrileAqueous solutionPhotocatalysisSelectivityCatalysisPhotosensitizerChemistryVisible spectrumReduction (mathematics)PhotochemistryInorganic chemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsGeometryMathematicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework Applications