Selective formation of HCO ₂ ^– and C ₂O ₄ ^2– in electrochemical reduction of CO ₂ catalyzed by mono- and di-nuclear ruthenium complexes

Abstract

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide catalyzed by mono- and di-nuclear ruthenium complexes produced HCO ₂H with trace amounts of CO and C ₂O ₄ ^2– in the presence and absence of H ₂O, respectively, in MeCN.

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