Issue 29, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic solvents catalyzed by MoO2†

Yeonji Oh,a   Heron Vrubel,a   Sébastien Guidouxa  and  Xile Hu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), EPFL-ISIC-LSCI, BCH 3305, Lausanne, Switzerland
E-mail: xile.hu@epfl.ch
Fax: +41 216939305
Tel: +41 216939781

Abstract

MoO2 microparticles act as an active catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic solvents such as acetonitrile and dimethylformamide. The catalytic activity and product selectivity depend on temperature and water content of the solvent.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic solvents catalyzed by MoO2

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49262A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Dec 2013
Accepted
13 Feb 2014
First published
17 Feb 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3878-3881

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Electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic solvents catalyzed by MoO2

Y. Oh, H. Vrubel, S. Guidoux and X. Hu, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3878 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49262A

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