Photocatalytic Conversion of CO₂ to CO using Rhenium Bipyridine Platforms Containing Ancillary Phenyl or BODIPY Moieties.

ABSTRACT: Harnessing of solar energy to drive the reduction of carbon dioxide to fuels requires the development of efficient catalysts that absorb sunlight. In this work, we detail the synthesis, electrochemistry and photophysical properties of a set of homologous fac-Re^I(CO)₃ complexes containing either an ancillary phenyl (8) or BODIPY (12) substituent. These studies demonstrate that both the electronic properties of the rhenium center and BODIPY chromophore are maintained for these complexes. Photolysis studies demonstrate that both assemblies 8 and 12 are competent catalysts for the photochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO in DMF using triethanolamine (TEOA) as a sacrificial reductant. Both compounds 8 and 12 display T

SUBMITTER: Andrade GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3763851 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature