Mechanistic insights on the non-innocent role of electron donors: reversible photocapture of CO2 by RuII-polypyridyl complexes

Nicolas Queyriaux, Wesley B. Swords, Hemlata Agarwala, Ben A. Johnson, Sascha Ott, Leif Hammarstrom
2019 Dalton Transactions  
The ability of [RuII(tButpy)(dmbpy)(MeCN)]2+ (1-MeCN) to capture CO2, with the assistance of triethanolamine (TEOA), has been assessed under photocatalytically-relevant conditions. The photolability of 1-MeCN has proven essential to generate a...
doi:10.1039/c9dt03461g fatcat:cap2n27vh5fwvdonzeuzccyiwm