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[Mn(bipyridyl)(CO) 3 Br]: An Abundant Metal Carbonyl Complex as Efficient Electrocatalyst for CO 2 Reduction
Author(s) -
Bourrez Marc,
Molton Florian,
ChardonNoblat Sylvie,
Deronzier Alain
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201103616
Subject(s) - overpotential , rhenium , manganese , electrocatalyst , catalysis , chemistry , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , metal , noble metal , transition metal , electrode , organic chemistry
Manganese at work : Carbonyl bipyridyl complexes based on manganese, a non‐noble abundant and inexpensive metal, have been proved to be excellent molecular catalysts for the selective electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to CO under mild conditions. Another advantage of manganese complexes over rhenium complexes is that these catalysts operate at markedly less overpotential (0.40 V gain).