A Robust Pyridyl-NHC-Ligated Rhenium Photocatalyst for CO2 Reduction in the Presence of Water and Oxygen
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Computational Analysis: Role of the Ph-CF3 Substituent
2.2. Excited-State Lifetime: Mechanistic Implications
2.3. Catalyst Sensitivity: Water Concentration
2.4. Catalyst Sensitivity: Air Concentration
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Computational Details
3.2. Electron Lifetime Measurement Information
3.3. Photocatalysis General Information
3.4. Water-Control Photocatalysis Procedure
3.5. Oxygen Control Photocatalysis Procedure
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Carpenter, C.A.; Brogdon, P.; McNamara, L.E.; Tschumper, G.S.; Hammer, N.I.; Delcamp, J.H. A Robust Pyridyl-NHC-Ligated Rhenium Photocatalyst for CO2 Reduction in the Presence of Water and Oxygen. Inorganics 2018, 6, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics6010022
Carpenter CA, Brogdon P, McNamara LE, Tschumper GS, Hammer NI, Delcamp JH. A Robust Pyridyl-NHC-Ligated Rhenium Photocatalyst for CO2 Reduction in the Presence of Water and Oxygen. Inorganics. 2018; 6(1):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics6010022
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarpenter, Casey A., Phillip Brogdon, Louis E. McNamara, Gregory S. Tschumper, Nathan I. Hammer, and Jared H. Delcamp. 2018. "A Robust Pyridyl-NHC-Ligated Rhenium Photocatalyst for CO2 Reduction in the Presence of Water and Oxygen" Inorganics 6, no. 1: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics6010022