Nature‐Inspired Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction to C2+ Products

L Xu, P Trogadas, MO Coppens - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic reduction reaction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) has gained significant
attention as a promising approach to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and generate …

Two-dimensional conductive metal-organic frameworks electrocatalyst: Design principle and energy conversion applications

X Wang, RA Borse, G Wang, Z Xiao, H Zhu, Y Sun… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Designing conductive electrocatalysts for converting energy into value-added chemicals and
fuels offers a promising pathway to attaining a sustainable carbon energy cycle. Concerning …

Templating Bicarbonate in the Second Coordination Sphere Enhances Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins

JS Derrick, M Loipersberger, SK Nistanaki… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bicarbonate-based electrolytes are ubiquitous in aqueous electrochemical CO2 reduction,
particularly in heterogenous catalysis, where they demonstrate improved catalytic …

Molecular Design Principles to Elongate the Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited-State Lifetimes of Square-Planar Nickel (II) Complexes

T Ogawa, N Sinha, B Pfund, A Prescimone… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Square-planar NiII complexes and their electronically excited states play key roles in cross-
coupling catalysis and could offer new opportunities to complement well-known …

Hydrogen-bond-acceptor ligands enable distal C(sp3)–H arylation of free alcohols

DA Strassfeld, CY Chen, HS Park, DQ Phan, JQ Yu - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The functionalization of C–H bonds in organic molecules is one of the most direct
approaches for chemical synthesis. Recent advances in catalysis have allowed native …

Second Coordination Sphere Effect Shifts CO2 to CO Reduction by Iron Porphyrin from Fe0 to FeI

S Amanullah, P Gotico, M Sircoglou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Iron porphyrins are among the most studied molecular catalysts for carbon dioxide (CO2)
reduction and their reactivity is constantly being enhanced through the implementation of …

Diastereoselective Self‐Assembly of Low‐Symmetry PdnL2n Nanocages through Coordination‐Sphere Engineering**

P Molinska, A Tarzia, L Male, KE Jelfs… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐organic cages (MOCs) are popular host architectures assembled from ligands and
metal ions/nodes. Assembling structurally complex, low‐symmetry MOCs with anisotropic …

A Borane Lewis Acid in the Secondary Coordination Sphere of a Ni (II) Imido Imparts Distinct C–H Activation Selectivity

B Wang, CSG Seo, C Zhang, J Chu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two borane-functionalized bidentate phosphine ligands that vary in tether length have been
prepared to examine cooperative metal–substrate interactions. Ni (0) complexes react with …

Counterion Variation: A Useful Lever for Maximizing the Regioselectivity in the Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes

A Martínez-Bascuñana, JL Núñez-Rico, L Carreras… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The role of the counterion in metal-catalyzed reactions can be crucial as this often-
unconsidered component of the catalyst can modify the performance of the catalyst and …

Base metal chemistry and catalysis

ML Clapson, CS Durfy, D Facchinato… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
This perspective provides an entry-level conversation concerning base metal catalysis as a
green and sustainable solution in industrial and academic contexts. We establish a …