Transferring photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction mediated by Cu(N^N)(P^P)<sup>+</sup> complexes from organic solvents into ionic liquid media
Paola A. Forero-Cortés, Maximilian Marx, Nikolaos G. Moustakas, Fabian Brunner, Catherine E. Housecroft, Edwin C. Constable, Henrik Junge, Matthias Beller, Jennifer Strunk
Abstract
Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction utilizing metal complexes based on the earth-abundant transition metals iron and copper was transferred from organic solvents into ionic liquids with high selectivity and moderate turn-over numbers.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidPhotocatalysisSelectivityCopperChemistryInorganic chemistryMetalIonic bondingTransition metalCarbon dioxideCarbon fibersPhotochemistryIonOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceComposite materialComposite numberCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisIonic liquids properties and applications