Noble metal-free bis-tridentate benzimidazole zinc(<scp>ii</scp>) and iron(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes for selective CO<sub>2</sub>photoreduction
Ting Liu, Longxin Chen, Duobin Chao
Abstract
A bis-tridentate benzimidazole iron( ii ) complex is found to be much more efficient than the corresponding zinc( ii ) complex in CO 2 photoreduction.
Topics & Concepts
BenzimidazoleChemistryPyridineZincMetalPhotosensitizerSelectivityFluorescencePhotocatalysisTurnover numberLigand (biochemistry)Medicinal chemistryNoble metalPhotochemistryRedoxInorganic chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryReceptorBiochemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis