title: A novel tripodal ligand, tris[(4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl-4-yl)methyl]carbinol and its trinuclear Ru(II)/Re(I) mixed-metal complexes: synthesis, emission properties, and photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
abstract: A novel tripodal ligand, tris[(4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl-4-yl)methyl]carbinol (L), has been synthesized. The spectroscopic, electrochemical, and photocatalytic properties of the new trinuclear complexes (Ru(2)Re and RuRe(2)) linked by the tripodal bridging ligand L are then investigated. In addition, 2-fold-improved photocatalytic activities were obtained in the case of these trinuclear complexes compared to the mixtures of the appropriate monometallic model complexes in the reduction of CO(2) under visible irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China. bzy@mail.ipc.ac.cn
authors.forename: Zhao-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Masaoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furue
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishitani