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Title: Heterogeneous Nature of Electrocatalytic CO/CO2 Reduction by Cobalt Phthalocyanines

Abstract

Abstract Molecular catalysts for electrochemical CO 2 reduction have traditionally been studied in their dissolved states. However, the heterogenization of molecular catalysts has the potential to deliver much higher reaction rates and enable the reduction of CO 2 by more than two electrons. In light of the recently discovered reactivity of heterogenized cobalt phthalocyanine molecules to catalyze CO 2 reduction into methanol, direct comparison is needed to uncover the distinct catalytic activity and selectivity in homogeneous catalysis versus heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, soluble cobalt phthalocyanine derivatives were synthesized, and their catalytic activities in the homogeneous solutions were evaluated. The results show that the observed catalytic activities for both CO 2 ‐to‐CO and CO‐to‐methanol conversions in aqueous solutions of the cobalt phthalocyanines are predominantly heterogeneous in nature through the adsorbed species on the electrode.

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  1. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
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Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1812300
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OSTI ID: 1644141
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-07ER15909; CHE-1651717
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ChemSusChem
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 1864-5631
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc Europe
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Wu, Yueshen, Hu, Gongfang, Rooney, Conor L., Brudvig, Gary W., and Wang, Hailiang. Heterogeneous Nature of Electrocatalytic CO/CO2 Reduction by Cobalt Phthalocyanines. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/cssc.202001396.
Wu, Yueshen, Hu, Gongfang, Rooney, Conor L., Brudvig, Gary W., & Wang, Hailiang. Heterogeneous Nature of Electrocatalytic CO/CO2 Reduction by Cobalt Phthalocyanines. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202001396
Wu, Yueshen, Hu, Gongfang, Rooney, Conor L., Brudvig, Gary W., and Wang, Hailiang. Wed . "Heterogeneous Nature of Electrocatalytic CO/CO2 Reduction by Cobalt Phthalocyanines". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202001396. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1812300.
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title = {Heterogeneous Nature of Electrocatalytic CO/CO2 Reduction by Cobalt Phthalocyanines},
author = {Wu, Yueshen and Hu, Gongfang and Rooney, Conor L. and Brudvig, Gary W. and Wang, Hailiang},
abstractNote = {Abstract Molecular catalysts for electrochemical CO 2 reduction have traditionally been studied in their dissolved states. However, the heterogenization of molecular catalysts has the potential to deliver much higher reaction rates and enable the reduction of CO 2 by more than two electrons. In light of the recently discovered reactivity of heterogenized cobalt phthalocyanine molecules to catalyze CO 2 reduction into methanol, direct comparison is needed to uncover the distinct catalytic activity and selectivity in homogeneous catalysis versus heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, soluble cobalt phthalocyanine derivatives were synthesized, and their catalytic activities in the homogeneous solutions were evaluated. The results show that the observed catalytic activities for both CO 2 ‐to‐CO and CO‐to‐methanol conversions in aqueous solutions of the cobalt phthalocyanines are predominantly heterogeneous in nature through the adsorbed species on the electrode.},
doi = {10.1002/cssc.202001396},
journal = {ChemSusChem},
number = 23,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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