Unexpected Solvent Effect in Electrocatalytic CO2 to CO Conversion Revealed Using Asymmetric Metalloporphyrins

Inorganic Chemistry
Soumalya Sinha, Jeffrey J Warren

Abstract

Rapid and efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction is an ongoing challenge for the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals. In this work, electrochemical CO2 reduction is investigated using metalloporphyrin catalysts (metal = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) that feature one hydroxyphenyl group, and three other phenyl groups, in the porphyrin heterocycle (5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin, TPOH). These complexes, which are minimal versions of related complexes bearing up to eight proton relays, were designed to allow more straightforward determination of the role of the 2-hydroxylphenyl functional group. The iron-substituted version of TPOH supports robust reduction of CO2 in acetonitrile solvent, where carbon monoxide is the only detected product. Addition of weak Brønsted acids (1 M water or 8 mM phenol) gives rise to almost 100-fold enhancement in turnover frequency. Surprisingly, the iron analogue is a poor catalyst when the solvent is changed to dimethylformamide. These results lead to the proposal of a model where the hydroxyphenyl group behaves as a local proton source, a hydrogen bond donor to CO2-bound intermediates, and a hydrogen bonding partner to Brønsted acids. The observations from this model suggest improv...Continue Reading

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Sep 29, 2019·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Camille R SchneiderHannah S Shafaat

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