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Cover Feature: Effect of “X” Ligands on the Photocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to CO with Re(pyridylNHC‐CF 3 )(CO) 3 X Complexes (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 19/2020)
Author(s) -
Shirley Hunter,
Sexton Thomas More,
Liyanage Nalaka P.,
Palmer C. Zachary,
McNamara Louis E.,
Hammer Nathan I.,
Tschumper Gregory S.,
Delcamp Jared H.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.202000421
Subject(s) - chemistry , dissociation (chemistry) , ligand (biochemistry) , carbene , rhenium , catalysis , photocatalysis , cover (algebra) , durability , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , database , mechanical engineering , engineering , biochemistry , receptor , computer science
The Cover Feature shows the impact of an “X” ligand on the performance of photocatalysts reducing CO 2 to CO via a series of pyridyl N‐heterocyclic carbene rhenium tricarbonyl complexes. These catalysts show impressive rate and durability in this reaction upon judicious “X” ligand selection. An in‐depth look into the theoretical dissociation energies and photophysical properties of these ligands has led to a promising method for predicting rate and durability metrics in the CO 2 reduction reaction for these pyridyl NHC systems, with the potential to expand this analysis to other ligand frameworks and metals. More information can be found in the Full Paper by J. H. Delcamp et al.