Elucidating the mechanism of photochemical CO 2 reduction to CO using a cyanide-bridged di-manganese complex
The complex, [{[Mn(bpy)(CO) 3 ] 2 }(μ-CN)] + (Mn2CN+), has previously been shown to photochemically reduce CO 2 to CO. The detailed mechanism behind its reactivity was not elucidated. Herein, the photoevolution of this reaction is studied in acetonitrile (MeCN) using IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. Samp...
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Published in | Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry Vol. 51; no. 45; pp. 17203 - 17215 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United Kingdom
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
21.11.2022
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Summary: | The complex, [{[Mn(bpy)(CO)
3
]
2
}(μ-CN)]
+
(Mn2CN+), has previously been shown to photochemically reduce CO
2
to CO. The detailed mechanism behind its reactivity was not elucidated. Herein, the photoevolution of this reaction is studied in acetonitrile (MeCN) using IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. Samples were excited into the Mn
I
→ π* bpy metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) absorption band triggering CO loss, and rapid MeCN solvent ligation at the open coordination site. It is concluded that this process occurs selectively at the Mn axial ligation site that is
trans
to the C-end of the bridging cyanide. Upon further photolysis, the metal–metal bonded dimeric species, [(CO)
3
(bpy)Mn–Mn(bpy)(CO)
3
] (Mn–Mn) is observed to form under anaerobic conditions. The presence of this dimeric species coincides with the observation of CO production. When oxygen is present, CO
2
photoreduction does not occur, which is attributed to the inability of Mn2CN+ to convert to the metal–metal bonded dimer. Photolysis experiments, where the Mn–Mn dimer is formed photochemically under argon first and then exposed to CO
2
, reveal that it is the radical species, [Mn(bpy)(CO)
3
˙
] (
Mn˙
), that interacts with the CO
2
. Since the presence of Mn–Mn and light is required for CO production, [Mn(bpy)(CO)
3
˙] is proposed to be a photochemical reagent for the transformation of CO
2
to CO. |
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Bibliography: | USDOE SC0015429 |
ISSN: | 1477-9226 1477-9234 |
DOI: | 10.1039/D2DT02506J |