The detailed mechanism reveals the deep relationship of reaction activity with acidity, substituent nature (at position 1 or 2), and conformation in CO2 reduction.
Dehydration-induced solid-state structure transformation from straight to zigzag-shaped chains changes magnetic interactions between NiII and NbIV centres.
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in aqueous media is selectively performed by a C-functionalized Ni cyclam complex covalently grafted onto a carbon electrode.
The coercive field of the magnetic hysteresis loop of the 2D microporous honeycomb-like Ni–Nb network decreases with the increasing number and size of the s-block metal guest cations.
Redox-active metal complexes were tethered with a modified Ni(II)cyclen catalytically active site and reduce prior to the catalytically active site and increase the electron density to enhance electrocatalytic abilities towards CO2 reduction.