Development of an Efficient Photocatalytic System for CO2 Reduction Using Rhenium(I) Complexes Based on Mechanistic Studies
摘要:
The reaction mechanism of photocatalytic CO2 reduction using rhenium(l) complexes has been investigated by means of a detailed comparison of the photocatalyses of three rhenium(l) complexes, fac[Re(bpy)(CO)(3)L] (L = SCN- (1-NCS), Cl- (1-CI), and CN- (1-CN)). The corresponding one-electron-reduced species (OER) of the complexes play two important roles in the reaction: (a) capturing CO2 after loss of the monodentate ligand (L) and (b) donation of the second electron to CO2 by another OER without loss of L. In the case of 1-NICS, the corresponding OER has both of the capabilities in the photocatalytic reaction, resulting in more efficient CO formation (with a quantum yield of 0.30) than that of 1-CI (quantum yield of 0.16), for which OER species have too short a lifetime to accumulate during the photocatalytic reaction. On the other hand, 1-CN showed no photocatalytic ability, because the corresponding OER species does not dissociate the CN- ligand. Based on this mechanistic information, the most efficient photocatalytic system was successfully developed using a mixed system with fac-[Re(bpy)(CO)(3)(CH3CN)](+) and fac-[Re4,4'-(MeO)(2)bpy}(CO)(3){P(OEt)(3)}](+), for which the optimized quantum yield for CO formation was 0.59.