Controlling photocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> in Ru(<scp>ii</scp>)/Re(<scp>i</scp>) dyads <i>via</i> linker oxidation state
Christopher M. Brown, Thomas Auvray, Emile E. DeLuca, Maria B. Ezhova, Garry S. Hanan, Michael O. Wolf
Abstract
Electronic communication between the linked metal centers in Ru(ii)-Re(i) dyads is tuned using the oxidation state (S and SO2) of sulfur-bridged ligands. Higher catalytic activity is seen for the SO2-bridged dyad in the photocatalytic reduction of CO2.
Topics & Concepts
LinkerChemistryOxidation stateReduction (mathematics)PhotocatalysisCatalysisComputer scienceBiochemistryGeometryMathematicsOperating systemCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science