Structural investigations into the deactivation pathway of the CO2 reduction electrocatalyst Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl.
We report a series of complexes synthesized from the chemical reduction of the fac-tricarbonyl complex Re(bpy)(CO)(3)Cl. Synthesis and characterization of [Re(bpy)(CO)(3)](2), [Re(bpy)(CO)(3)](2)(-), and Re(bpy)(CO)(3)(-) are presented. The Re(bpy)(CO)(3)(-) anion has long been postulated as the active species that reacts with carbon dioxide in the electrochemical reduction of CO(2).
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0358, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
Eric E
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Benson
Clifford P
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Kubiak