Electronically Modified Cobalt Aminopyridine Complexes Reveal an Orthogonal Axis for Catalytic Optimization for CO2 Reduction.
Inorg Chem
; 59(18): 13709-13718, 2020 Sep 21.
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The design of effective electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction requires understanding the mechanistic underpinnings governing the binding, reduction, and protonation of CO2. A critical aspect to understanding and tuning these factors for optimal catalysis revolves around controlling the electronic environments of the primary and secondary coordination sphere. Herein we report a series of para-substituted cobalt aminopyridine macrocyclic catalysts 2-4 capable of carrying out the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO. Under catalytic conditions, complexes 2-4, as well as the unsubstituted cobalt aminopyridine complex 1, exhibit icat/ip values ranging from 144 to 781. Complexes 2 and 4 exhibit a pronounced precatalytic wave suggestive of an ECEC mechanism. A Hammett analysis reveals that ligand modifications with electron-donating groups enhance catalysis (ρ < 0), indicative of positive charge buildup in the transition state. This trend also extends to the CoI/0 potential, where complexes possessing more negative E(CoI/0) reductions exhibit greater icat/ip values. The reported modifications offer a synthetic lever to tune catalytic activity, orthogonal to our previous study of the role of pendant hydrogen bond donors.
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