In the past fifty years, atmospheric CO2 levels have increased from below 320 parts per million (ppm) to about 400 ppm. Recently, coordination compounds have been a target of research to develop CO2 reduction catalysts, due to the inherently-tunable catalytic properties of coordination compounds. In this work, we present the synthesis and characterization of two Ru(II) terpyridine complexes, namely Ru(II)(4,4′,4′′-tritertbutyl-2,2′,6′,2′′-terpyridine)(2,2’-bipyridine)chloride hexafluorophosphate (1), and Ru(II)(4,4′,4′′-tritertbutyl-2,2′,6′,2′′-terpyridine)(2-(pyridin-2-yl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole)chloride (2). These compounds will be tested for their ability to catalyze electrochemically and photochemically the reduction of CO2.

Synthesis of Ru(II)(4,4′,4′′-tritertbutyl-2,2′,6′,2′′-terpyridine) catalysts for CO2 reduction studies

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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