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Title: Striking differences in properties of geometric isomers of [Ir(tpy)(ppy)H](+): Experimental and computational studies on their hydricities, interaction with CO2, and photochemistry

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [1]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); PRESTO, Saitama (Japan); Kanagawa Univ., Yokohama (Japan)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Adam Mickiewicz Univ., Poznan (Poland)
  4. PRESTO, Saitama (Japan); Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Aichi (Japan)
  5. Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY (United States)
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Here, we prepared two geometric isomers of [Ir(tpy)(ppy)H]+, previously proposed as a key intermediate in the photochemical reduction of CO2 to CO, and characterized their notably different ground- and excited-state interactions with CO2 and their hydricities using experimental and computational methods. Only one isomer, C-trans-[Ir(tpy)(ppy)H]+, reacts with CO2 to generate the formato complex in the ground state, consistent with its calculated hydricity. Under photocatalytic conditions in CH3CN/TEOA, a common reactive C-trans-[Ir(tpy)(ppy)]0 species, irrespective of the starting isomer or monodentate ligand (such as hydride or Cl), reacts with CO2 and produces CO with the same catalytic efficiency.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1263904
Report Number(s):
BNL-111788-2016-JA; R&D Project: CO026; KC0304030
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Vol. 54, Issue 47; ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 45 works
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