Carbon nanotube heterogenization improves cobalt pyridyldiimine complex CO < sub > 2 < /sub > reduction activity in aqueous carbonate buffer

We present two novel cobalt pyridyldiimine complexes functionalized with pyrene. Initially modest in homogeneous acetonitrile solution, their electrocatalytic CO2 reduction performance significantly improves upon immobilization on MWCNTs in an aqueous carbonate buffer. The complexes exhibit outstanding stability, with CO selectivity exceeding 97%, and TON and TOF values reaching up to 104 and above 1.2 s-1, respectively.PMID:38629464 | DOI:10.1039/d4cc00629a

Source: Chemical Communications - April 17, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Baptiste Andrin Paulo Jorge Marques Cordeiro Junior David Provost St éphane Diring Yann Pellegrin Marc Robert Fabrice Odobel Source Type: research