192226-54-3Relevant articles and documents
Modifying the steric and electronic character within Re(I)-phenanthroline complexes for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction
Neyhouse, Bertrand J.,White, Travis A.
, p. 49 - 57 (2018)
We have synthesized and characterized a series of fac-[Re(R2phen)(CO)3Cl] complexes (R2phen = 2,9-disubstituted-1,10-phenanthroline) that function as electrocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 to CO. The 2,9-disubstituted phenanthroline ligands contain proton (phen), methyl (2,9-Me2phen), trimethylphenyl (Mes2phen), or trimethoxyphenyl ((2,4,6-tmp)2phen and (3,4,5-tmp)2phen) groups as steric and electronic modifiers to provide insight into factors impacting catalytic activity. Cyclic voltammograms (CVs) recorded in CO2-saturated CH3CN or DMF solutions reveal that following two-electron reduction and chloride dissociation to form the active [Re(R2phen)(CO)3]? intermediate, current enhancement indicative of CO2 reduction to CO was observed and confirmed by controlled potential electrolysis (CPE). Using current enhancement values (icat/ip, where icat and ip are the current response under CO2 and N2, respectively) to estimate catalytic activity, it was observed that catalysts with more cathodic ReI/0 potentials displayed greater activity, in accord with an electronic effect driving catalysis. Interestingly, the trimethoxyphenyl-substituted complexes Re((2,4,6-tmp)2phen) and Re((3,4,5-tmp)2phen) showed different degrees of activity in DMF (icat/ip = 14.8 and 6.0, respectively) and CH3CN (icat/ip = 8.5 and 7.7, respectively). These results suggest that while electronics dominate the observed catalytic activity within this fac-[Re(R2phen)(CO)3Cl] architecture, factors such as sterics and solvent play an important role as well.
Surface immobilized copper(i) diimine photosensitizers as molecular probes for elucidating the effects of confinement at interfaces for solar energy conversion
Eberhart, Michael S.,Phelan, Brian T.,Niklas, Jens,Sprague-Klein, Emily A.,Kaphan, David M.,Gosztola, David J.,Chen, Lin X.,Tiede, David M.,Poluektov, Oleg G.,Mulfort, Karen L.
supporting information, p. 12130 - 12133 (2020/10/21)
Heteroleptic copper(i) bis(phenanthroline) complexes with surface anchoring carboxylate groups have been synthesized and immobilized on nanoporous metal oxide substrates. The species investigated are responsive to the external environment and this work provides a new strategy to control charge transfer processes for efficient solar energy conversion.
Synthesis and self-assembly of a rigid exotopic bisphenanthroline macrocycle: Surface patterning and a supramolecular nanobasket
Kalsani, Venkateshwarlu,Ammon, Horst,Jaeckel, Frank,Rabe, Juergen P.,Schmittel, Michael
, p. 5481 - 5492 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis and characterisation of a rigid nanoscale macrocycle with two exotopic phenanthroline binding sites is reported. Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) at the solid-liquid interface reveals the formation of highly ordered monolayers of macrocy