Enhancing CO₂ to Alcohol Conversion: Powerful Photocatalysts Based on TiO₂-Cu(I)-Iodine-Pyridine One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers.

ABSTRACT: Coordination polymers (CPs) are promising materials for environmental applications, particularly in catalysis, due to their flexible structures, tunable electronic properties, and adaptable surface chemistry. This study reports the one-step, room-temperature synthesis of five 1D Cu(I)-iodide-pyridine based CPs with the general formula [CuI(L)]_n, where L represents different pyridine derivatives: pyridine (CP1), 3-methylpyridine (CP2), 4-methylpyridine (CP3), 2-amino-4-methylpyridine (CP4), and 2-chloro-4-methylpyridine (CP5). All of the compounds exhibit band gap energies around 3 eV, making them suitable candidates for photocatalytic applications. Indeed, the study investigates the photoreduction of CO₂ to alcohols using a he

SUBMITTER: Avila-Duran J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12648666 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature