Abstract
The preparation and isolation of a family of Ru-Cl complexes containing the deprotonated anionic tridentate meridional ligand (1Z,3Z)-N1,N3-di(pyridin-2-yl)isoindoline-1,3-diimine (Hbid) and 1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzene) (Hdpb), namely, [Ru(bid)(acac)Cl], 1d, [Ru(bid)(6,6′-Me2-bpy)Cl], 1e, trans-[Ru(bid)(py)2Cl], 2, [Ru(dpb)(bpy)Cl], 3a, and [Ru(dpb)(4,4′-(COOEt)2-bpy)Cl], 3b, are reported. All these complexes have been thoroughly characterized in solution by NMR spectroscopy and for 1d and 1e by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Furthermore, the redox properties of all complexes have been investigated using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The capacity of the various complexes to catalyze hydrogenative CO2 reduction was also investigated. Compound 1e is the best catalyst, achieving initial turnover frequencies above 1000 h-1. Kinetic analysis identifies a relationship between Ru(III/II) couple redox potentials and initial turnover frequencies. Finally, DFT calculations further characterize the catalytic cycle of these complexes and rationalize electronic and steric effects deriving from the auxiliary ligands.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5932-5940 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | ACS Catalysis |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Support was received from MINECO and FEDER (CTQ2016-80058-R, CTQ2015-73028-EXP, SEV 2013-0319, ENE2016-82025-REDT, CTQ2016-81923-REDC), AGAUR (2014-SGR-915), and the U.S. National Science Foundation (CHE-1361595). T.O. thanks MINECO for a predoctoral grant. We also acknowledge the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) at the University of Minnesota for providing resources that contributed to the research results reported within this paper.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- DFT
- catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation
- catalytic carbon dioxide reduction
- ruthenium polypyridyl complexes
- transition metal redox properties