From non-innocent to guilty: on the role of redox-active ligands in the electro-assisted reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> mediated by a cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>)-polypyridyl complex
Nicolas Queyriaux, Ken L. Abel, Jennifer Fize, Jacques Pécaut, Maylis Orio, Leif Hammarström
Abstract
The ability of a polypyridyl cobalt(<sc>ii</sc>) complex containing a redox-active tetradentate ligand to assist the electroreduction of CO<sub>2</sub> has been investigated in DMF.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxCobaltChemistryLigand (biochemistry)Reduction (mathematics)Combinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryBiochemistryReceptorMathematicsGeometryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis