N -Heterocyclic Carbene Gold Complexes in a Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Reaction
N -Heterocyclic Carbene Gold Complexes in a Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Reaction
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N-杂环卡宾金配合物在光催化CO 2 还原反应中的应用
DOI:
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03487
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Delcamp, Jared H.
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作者:
Nugegoda, Dinesh;Tzouras, Nikolaos V.;Nolan, Steven P.;Delcamp, Jared H.
Molecular catalysts that are durable and highly selective in the photocatalytic CO2reduction reaction (PCO2RR) are in high demand. Molecular gold complexes are underexplored in the CO2RR manifold despite heterogeneous gold–CO2reduction catalyst counterparts being frequently studied. In this report, a series ofN-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-ligated Au complexes are evaluated in the PCO2RR with an added photosensitizer (tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium, Ir(ppy)3). The complexes were each studied with and without an added activator used to open a coordination site on the Au complexes. Results show an example of an exceptionally durable PCO2RR catalyst lasting >100 h with high product selectivity for CO. Heterogeneity tests reveal no evidence of a nonhomogeneous active catalyst, and structure–activity relationships of the molecular complexes are discussed.