Electrochemical Water Oxidation and CO₂ Reduction with a Nickel Molecular Catalyst.

ABSTRACT: Mimicking the photosynthesis of green plants to combine water oxidation with CO₂ reduction is of great significance for solving energy and environmental crises. In this context, a trinuclear nickel complex, [Ni^II₃(paoH)₆(PhPO₃)₂]·2ClO₄ (1), with a novel structure has been constructed with PhPO₃^2- (phenylphosphonate) and paoH (2-pyridine formaldehyde oxime) ligands and possesses a reflection symmetry with a mirror plane revealed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Bulk electrocatalysis demonstrates that complex 1 can homogeneously catalyze water oxidation and CO₂ reduction simultaneously. It can catalyze water oxidation at a near-neutral condition of pH = 7.45 with a

SUBMITTER: Jian H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10856054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature