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Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with a Well‐Defined PN 3 −Ru Pincer Complex
Author(s) -
Min Shixiong,
Rasul Shahid,
Li Huaifeng,
Grills David C.,
Takanabe Kazuhiro,
Li LainJong,
Huang KuoWei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201500474
Subject(s) - pincer movement , electrocatalyst , chemistry , redox , ligand (biochemistry) , pincer ligand , electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide , carbon dioxide , reduction (mathematics) , carbon fibers , inorganic chemistry , bipyridine , electrochemistry , medicinal chemistry , photochemistry , catalysis , carbon monoxide , materials science , crystallography , organic chemistry , electrode , receptor , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , composite material , composite number , crystal structure
A well‐defined PN 3 −Ru pincer complex ( 5 ) bearing a redox‐active bipyridine ligand with an aminophosphine arm has been established as an effective and stable molecular electrocatalyst for CO 2 reduction to CO and HCOOH with negligible formation of H 2 in a H 2 O/MeCN mixture.