Issue 37, 2016

Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 by thiophene-substituted rhenium(i) complexes and by their polymerized films

Abstract

Three novel thiophene substituted bipyridine ligands and their corresponding rhenium complexes were synthesized and tested for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. Two complexes underwent oxidative electropolymerization on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface. The conductive polymers chemically deposited on the GCE allow electron transport from the surface to the polymer-attached rhenium catalytic center in contact with the solution. The chemically modified electrodes show significant catalytic activities for CO2 reduction, and moderate relative higher stabilities when compared with the homogeneous solution counterparts.

Graphical abstract: Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 by thiophene-substituted rhenium(i) complexes and by their polymerized films

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 ноем. 2015
Accepted
06 јан. 2016
First published
07 јан. 2016

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 14678-14688

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Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 by thiophene-substituted rhenium(I) complexes and by their polymerized films

C. Sun, S. Prosperini, P. Quagliotto, G. Viscardi, S. S. Yoon, R. Gobetto and C. Nervi, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 14678 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT04491J

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