Reduction of CO₂ using a Rhenium Bipyridine Complex Containing Ancillary BODIPY Moieties.

ABSTRACT: The reduction of carbon dioxide to chemical fuels such as carbon monoxide is an important challenge in the field of renewable energy conversion. Given the thermodynamic stability of carbon dioxide, it is difficult to efficiently activate this substrate in a selective fashion and the development of new electrocatalysts for CO₂ reduction is of prime importance. To this end, we have prepared and studied a new fac-Re^I(CO)₃ complex supported by a bipyridine ligand containing ancillary BODIPY moieties ([Re(BB2)(CO)₃Cl]). Voltammetry experiments revealed that this system displays a rich redox chemistry under N₂, as [Re(BB2)(CO)₃Cl] can be reduced by up to four electrons at modest potentials. These redox events

SUBMITTER: Teesdale JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4225820 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature