Highly active and selective photochemical reduction of CO2 to CO using molecular-defined cyclopentadienone iron complexes

Abstract

Herein, we report highly active (cyclopentadienone)iron–tricarbonyl complexes for CO2 photoreduction using visible light with an Ir complex as photosensitizer and TEOA as electron/proton donor. Turnover numbers (TON) of ca. 600 (1 h) with initial turnover frequencies (TOF) up to 22.2 min−1 were observed. Operando FTIR measurements allowed for the proposal of a plausible mechanism for catalyst activation.

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carbon dioxide, cyclopentadienone iron complex, iron complex, unclassified drug, catalyst, hydrogenation, infrared spectroscopy, light, photochemistry, quantum yield, reaction time, turnover number
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Rosas-Hernández, A., Alsabeh, P. G., Barsch, E., Junge, H., Ludwig, R., & Beller, M. (2015). Highly active and selective photochemical reduction of CO2 to CO using molecular-defined cyclopentadienone iron complexes. 52(54). https://doi.org//10.1039/c6cc01671e
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