A Molecular CO₂ Reduction Catalyst Based on Giant Polyoxometalate {Mo₃₆₈}.

ABSTRACT: Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction in water is one of the most attractive research pursuits of our time. In this article we report a giant polyoxometalate {Mo₃₆₈} based homogeneous catalytic system, which efficiently reduces CO₂ to formic acid with a maximum turnover number (TON) of 27,666, turnover frequency (TOF) of 4,611 h^-1 and external quantum efficiency of the reaction is 0.6%. The catalytic system oxidizes water and releases electrons, and these electrons are further utilized for the reduction of CO₂ to formic acid. A maximum of 8.3 mmol of formic acid was observed with the loading of 0.3 μmol of the catalyst. Our catalyst material is also stable throughout the reaction. The starting materials for this experiment are CO₂ an

SUBMITTER: Das S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224680 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature