Improving the Efficiency and Activity of Electrocatalysts for the Reduction of CO2 through Supramolecular Assembly with Amino Acid-Modified Ligands.
The use of hydrogen-bonding interactions to direct the noncovalent assembly of a Re-based bimetallic supramolecular electrocatalyst containing either tyrosine or phenylalanine residues is reported. Computational modeling and spectroelectrochemical characterization indicate that under catalytic conditions the phenol residues of tyrosine can act both as pendant proton sources and participate in the structural assembly of the bimetallic active species. As a result, an increased rate of catalysis is observed experimentally for the reductive disproportionation of CO2 to CO and CO3(2-) by a tyrosine-modified complex in comparison to a control complex containing phenylalanine residues. These findings demonstrate that noncovalent assembly is a powerful method for generating new bimetallic electrocatalyst systems where the choice of substituent can be used to both control structural assembly and introduce cocatalytic moieties.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California - San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive 0358, La Jolla, California 92023, United States.
Charles W
CW
Machan
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California - San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0736, United States.
Jian
J
Yin
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California - San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive 0358, La Jolla, California 92023, United States.
Steven A
SA
Chabolla
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California - San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0736, United States.
Michael K
MK
Gilson
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California - San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive 0358, La Jolla, California 92023, United States.
Clifford P
CP
Kubiak
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012211:Rhenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry*
D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D014443:Tyrosine; D012211:Rhenium