Without the use of a photosensitizer, [Mn(bpy)(CO)3(CN)] (MnCN) can photochemically form [Mn(bpy)(CO)3]−, the active species for CO2 reduction.
A gas diffusion electrode based on a Mn complex gives good selectivity for CO production from CO2 at both near neutral pH in a flow cell configuration and when in contact with the acidic cation exchange layer of a bipolar membrane.
A comprehensive theoretical investigation of CO2 electroreduction catalyzed by pyrox- and bpy-Mn complexes reveals that the synergistic modulation of axial and heterocyclic ligands enables low overpotential and high catalytic activity.
Functionalization of colloidal Cu nanospheres with azide-decorated aliphatic ligands by affinity-driven partial ligand exchange reactions. The azide handle is used for attaching a Mn complex to study this assembly as a tandem catalyst in the eCO2RR.
A new COF incorporating terpyridine manganese complexes has been synthesized for evaluation as a CO2RR catalyst. This material has been found to be active for the heterogeneous electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in water.