Issue 2, 2017

Cyclopentadienone iron complexes as efficient and selective catalysts for the electroreduction of CO2 to CO

Abstract

Herein, we report the use of molecularly-defined cyclopentadienone iron(0) complexes as selective and efficient catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO in the absence of Brønsted acids. Under optimized conditions, carbon monoxide was selectively formed with a faradaic efficiency of 96%. Cooperation between the metal center and ligand is crucial for the catalytic activity of the system.

Graphical abstract: Cyclopentadienone iron complexes as efficient and selective catalysts for the electroreduction of CO2 to CO

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Nov 2016
Accepted
21 Dec 2016
First published
02 Jan 2017

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017,7, 459-465

Cyclopentadienone iron complexes as efficient and selective catalysts for the electroreduction of CO2 to CO

A. Rosas-Hernández, H. Junge, M. Beller, M. Roemelt and R. Francke, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 459 DOI: 10.1039/C6CY02352E

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