Influence of a neighbouring Cu centre on electro- and photocatalytic CO2 reduction by Fe-Mabiq

Kerstin Rickmeyer; Matthias Huber; Corinna R Hess

doi:10.1039/d3cc04777f

Influence of a neighbouring Cu centre on electro- and photocatalytic CO₂ reduction by Fe-Mabiq

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Jan 18;60(7):819-822. doi: 10.1039/d3cc04777f.

Authors

Kerstin Rickmeyer^{1

2}, Matthias Huber^{1

2}, Corinna R Hess^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center (CRC), Technical University of Munich, Garching 85748, Germany.
² Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93053, Germany. corinna.hess@ur.de.

PMID: 38113085
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04777f

Abstract

Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic CO₂ reduction by a heterobimetallic Cu/Fe-Mabiq complex were examined and compared to the monometallic [Fe(Mabiq)]⁺. The neighbouring Cu-Xantphos unit leads to marked changes in the electrocatalytic mechanism and enhanced photocatalytic performance.