The rapid increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide is one of the main causes of global warming.  Thus, it is a necessity to design catalysts that can reduce carbon dioxide to utilizable compounds.  For multi-electron reduction of carbon dioxide, dinuclear complexes of the type [(Mo(S2C2R2)2)2B)][Et4N]2 (R = Ph, Me and B = OCH2CH2O, OC6H4O) have been synthesized and characterized by IR, UV-Vis, and NMR spectroscopy, as well as cyclic voltammetry.  [(Mo(S2C2R2)2)2B)]2- reacts with carbon dioxide at a one atmospheric pressure at room temperature.  The characterization and CO2 reactivity of these dinuclear complexes in comparison with that of a monomeric analogue, [(Mo(S2C2R2)2)2OC6H5)]�, will be discussed.

Characterization and carbon dioxide reactivity of 
dinuclear molybdenum complexes

240th National Meeting (2010)

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Characterization and carbon dioxide reactivity of dinuclear molybdenum complexes