title: Terpyridine complexes of first row transition metals and electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO.
abstract: Homoleptic terpyridine complexes of first row transition metals are evaluated as catalysts for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. Ni and Co-based catalytic systems are shown to reduce CO2 to CO under the conditions tested. The Ni complex was found to exhibit selectivity for CO2 over proton reduction while the Co-based system generates mixtures of CO and H2 with CO : H2 ratios being tuneable through variation of the applied potential.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, UMR 8229 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. marc.fontecave@cea.fr.
authors.forename: Noémie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elgrishi
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Artero
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontecave
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D028561:Transition Elements; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D010100:Oxygen