Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Electroconversion of CO2: An Organometallic Perspective

NW Kinzel, C Werlé, W Leitner - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic transformation of carbon dioxide has been a topic of interest in the field
of CO2 utilization for a long time. Recently, the area has seen increasing dynamics as an …

Homogeneously catalyzed electroreduction of carbon dioxide—methods, mechanisms, and catalysts

R Francke, B Schille, M Roemelt - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The utilization of CO2 via electrochemical reduction constitutes a promising approach
toward production of value-added chemicals or fuels using intermittent renewable energy …

Bimetallic catalysis for C–C and C–X coupling reactions

DR Pye, NP Mankad - Chemical Science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bimetallic catalysis represents an alternative paradigm for coupling chemistry that
complements the more traditional single-site catalysis approach. In this perspective, recent …

Enhancing a Molecular Electrocatalyst's Activity for CO2 Reduction by Simultaneously Modulating Three Substituent Effects

W Nie, DE Tarnopol, CCL McCrory - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic activity for CO2 reduction is greatly enhanced for Co complexes with
pyridyldiimine-based ligands through the stepwise integration of three synergistic …

Bio‐Inspired Bimetallic Cooperativity Through a Hydrogen Bonding Spacer in CO2 Reduction

C Zhang, P Gotico, R Guillot, D Dragoe… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
At the core of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) active site two metal ions together
with hydrogen bonding scheme from amino acids orchestrate the interconversion between …

Secondary-Sphere Effects in Molecular Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

AW Nichols, CW Machan - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The generation of fuels and value-added chemicals from carbon dioxide (CO2) using
electrocatalysis is a promising approach to the eventual large-scale utilization of intermittent …

Amphiphilic Polycarbonate Micellar Rhenium Catalysts for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction in Aqueous Media

FY Ren, K Chen, LQ Qiu, JM Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A triblock amphiphilic polymer derived from the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides
containing a bipyridine rhenium complex in its backbone is shown to effectively catalyze the …

Advances in the molecular catalysis of dioxygen reduction

CW Machan - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
The reduction of dioxygen (O2) is of vital importance to energy-related reactions. In biology,
respiration uses O2 reduction as a thermodynamic sink, whereas fuel cells pair the oxygen …

Artificial photosynthesis: Catalytic water oxidation and CO2 reduction by dinuclear non-noble-metal molecular catalysts

JW Wang, DC Zhong, TB Lu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The realization of artificial photosynthesis is of intense interest as it can be an effective
solution to relieve the energy crisis. Besides hydrogen evolution and some organic oxidation …

Supramolecular engineering and self-assembly strategies in photoredox catalysis

A Bhattacharyya, S De Sarkar, A Das - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Visible-light-mediated photoredox catalysis has evolved as an efficient and mild alternative
to conventional organic synthesis. Inspired by the elegance and sophistication of natural …