Selectivity control of CO versus HCOO− production in the visible-light-driven catalytic reduction of CO2 with two cooperative metal sites

Zhenguo Guo; Gui Chen; Claudio Cometto; Bing Ma; Hongyan Zhao; Thomas Groizard; Lingjing Chen; Hongbo Fan; Wai Lun Man; Shek Man Yiu; Kai Chung Lau; Tai Chu Lau; Marc Robert

doi:10.1038/s41929-019-0331-6

Selectivity control of CO versus HCOO⁻ production in the visible-light-driven catalytic reduction of CO₂ with two cooperative metal sites

Zhenguo Guo, Gui Chen, Claudio Cometto, Bing Ma, Hongyan Zhao, Thomas Groizard, Lingjing Chen, Hongbo Fan, Wai Lun Man, Shek Man Yiu, Kai Chung Lau^*, Tai Chu Lau, Marc Robert

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Abstract

It is highly desirable to discover molecular catalysts with controlled selectivity for visible-light-driven CO₂ reduction to fuels. In the design of catalysts employing earth-abundant metals, progress has been made for CO production, but formate generation has been observed more rarely. Here, we report a binuclear Co complex bearing a bi-quaterpyridine ligand that can selectively reduce CO₂ to HCOO⁻ or CO under visible light irradiation. Selective formate production (maximum of 97%) was obtained with a turnover number of up to 821 in basic acetonitrile solution. Conversely, in the presence of a weak acid, CO₂ reduction affords CO with high selectivity (maximum of 99%) and a maximum turnover number of 829. The catalytic process is controlled by the two Co atoms acting synergistically, and the selectivity can be steered towards the desired product by simply changing the acid co-substrate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	801-808
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Catalysis
Volume	2
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-019-0331-6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-019-0349-9
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019

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Guo, Z., Chen, G., Cometto, C., Ma, B., Zhao, H., Groizard, T., Chen, L., Fan, H., Man, W. L., Yiu, S. M., Lau, K. C., Lau, T. C., & Robert, M. (2019). Selectivity control of CO versus HCOO⁻ production in the visible-light-driven catalytic reduction of CO₂ with two cooperative metal sites. Nature Catalysis, 2(9), 801-808. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-019-0331-6, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-019-0349-9

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Selectivity control of CO versus HCOO⁻ production in the visible-light-driven catalytic reduction of CO₂ with two cooperative metal sites

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