Predictive energetic tuning of quinoid O-nucleophiles for the electrochemical capture of carbon dioxide
Abdulaziz Alherz, Haley A. Petersen, Nicholas R. Singstock, Sohan N. Sur, Charles B. Musgrave, Oana R. Luca
Abstract
We use quinone reduction potentials to showcase molecularly tunable CO 2 binding strengths for a family of electrochemically generated quinoid molecular sorbents. In our study, we find that CO 2 binding stoichiometry varies with CO 2 concentration.
Topics & Concepts
NucleophileStoichiometryCarbon dioxideElectrochemistryChemistryPhotochemistryInorganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisElectrodeCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced battery technologies research