Organic molecules as mediators and catalysts for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction.

Oh Y; Hu X

doi:10.1039/c2cs35276a

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Organic molecules as mediators and catalysts for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction.

Oh Y Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), EPFL-ISIC-LSCI, BCH 3305, Lausanne, CH 1015, Switzerland.
Hu X

2012-09-22

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Chemical Society reviews. - 2013

English Reduction of CO(2) by electrochemical and photoelectrochemical methods to produce carbon-rich fuels is a heavily pursued research theme. Most of the current efforts are focused on the development of transition-metal-based catalysts. In this tutorial review, we present an overview of the development of organic molecules as mediators and catalysts for CO(2) reduction. Four classes of organic molecules are discussed: tetraalkylammonium salts, aromatic esters and nitriles, ionic liquids, and pyridinium derivatives. It is shown that reactions mediated or catalyzed by these organic molecules can be competitive compared to their metal-catalyzed counterparts, both in terms of product selectivity and energy efficiency.

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English

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green

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DOI 10.1039/c2cs35276a
PMID 22996405

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