Journal
CHEMPHOTOCHEM
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 353-361Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000296
Keywords
carbene ligands; carbon dioxide; catalysis; density functional calculations; photocatalysis; rhenium
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Funding
- National Science Foundation (NSF) [1800281]
- NSF [1539035, MRI CHE1625732]
- National Science Foundation [CHE-1338056, CHE-1664998]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Chemistry [1800281] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The study demonstrates that electron withdrawing substituents in the pyNHC-aryl ligand and extending conjugation along the backbone of the ligand can impact the photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction. A strong correlation is observed between excited-state lifetimes, photocatalytic rates, and computationally determined dissociation energy of the labile ligand in the complexes.
The ever-expanding need for renewable energy can be addressed in part by photocatalytic CO2 reduction to give fuels via an artificial photosynthetic process driven by sunlight. A series of rhenium photocatalysts are evaluated in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction and via photophysical, electrochemical, and computational studies. The impact of various electron withdrawing substituents on the aryl group of the pyNHC-aryl ligand along with the impact of extending conjugation along the backbone of the ligand is analyzed. A strong correlation between excited-state lifetimes, photocatalytic rates, and computationally determined dissociation energy of the labile ligand of these complexes is observed. Additionally, computed orbital analysis provides an added understanding, which allows for prediction of the potential impact of an electron withdrawing substituent on photocatalysis.
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