The electronic states of rhenium bipyridyl electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction as revealed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and computational quantum chemistry

Eric E. Benson, Matthew D. Sampson, Kyle A. Grice, Jonathan M. Smieja, Jesse D. Froehlich, Daniel Friebel, John A. Keith, Emily A. Carter, Anders Nilsson, Clifford P. Kubiak

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Abstract

Where are the electrons that allow a highly reduced rhenium bipyridyl catalyst to attack CO2, but not H+? XAS and computational quantum chemistry indicate that the negative charge in [Re(bpy)(CO) 3]- and [Re(bpy-tBu)(CO)3]- is not stored in a localized Re 5d state, but rather in the bipyridine ligand. The active states of this family of catalysts possess formally Re0 metal centers with singly reduced bipyridine ligands.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4841-4844
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 26 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

Keywords

  • EXAFS
  • XANES
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • non-innocent ligands
  • rhenium

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