The first examples of a CNC pincer ligands with a central pyridinol derived ring were recently reported. The differences in catalytic reactivity between CNC ligands with a central pyridine ring vs. a pyridinol derived ring are substantial and highly active and robust catalysts have been synthesized and studied. In these pincer ligands, the 4-substituent can be OMe, OH, or O , and these latter two options allow for altered catalyst properties as a function of proton concn. Catalytic studies have used ruthenium(II), nickel(II), and other transition metals. We have made metal complexes that can be protonated or deprotonated reversibly in situ to switch on or off the photocatalytic performance towards CO redn. Furthermore, the methoxy group on the pyridine ring offers unique catalysis advantages not seen with the unsubstituted analog. Our best catalysts offer selective CO formation, >300 turnover cycles, and a 40 h lifetime. Highly active self-sensitized catalysts have recently been developed. Steric and electronic ligand effects are being studied with these catalysts by exptl. and computational methods.
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Sensitized and Self‐Sensitized Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Under Visible Light with Ruthenium Catalysts Shows Enhancements with More Conjugated Pincer Ligands
A new method to synthesize complexes of the type [(CNC)RuII(NN)L]n+has been introduced, where CNC is a tridentate pincer composed of two (benz)imidazole derived NHC rings and a pyridyl ring, NN is a bidentate aromatic diimine ligand, L=bromide or acetonitrile, and n=1 or 2. Following this new method a series of six new complexes has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic, analytic, crystallographic, and computational methods. Their electrochemical properties have been studied
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10364373
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
- Volume:
- 2022
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 1434-1948
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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