Cobalt-based molecular electrocatalysis of nitrile reduction: evolving sustainability beyond hydrogen

Child, Simon, Raychev, Radoslav, Moss, Nathan, Howchen, Benjamin, Horton, Peter N., Prior, Christopher, Oganesyan, Vasily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8738-1146 and Fielden, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-7792 (2019) Cobalt-based molecular electrocatalysis of nitrile reduction: evolving sustainability beyond hydrogen. Dalton Transactions, 48 (26). pp. 9576-9580. ISSN 1477-9226

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Abstract

Two new cobalt bis-iminopyridines, [Co(DDP)(H2O)2](NO3)2 (1, DDP = cis-[1,3-bis(2-pyridinylenamine)] cyclohexane) and [Co(cis-DDOP)(NO3)](NO3) (2, cis-DDOP = cis-3,5-bis[(2- Pyridinyleneamin]-trans-hydroxycyclohexane) electrocatalyse the 4-proton, 4-electron reduction of acetonitrile to ethylamine. For 1, this reduction occurs in preference to reduction of protons to H2. A coordinating hydroxyl proton relay in 2 reduces the yield of ethylamine and biases the catalytic system back towards H2.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Life Processes Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Energy Materials Laboratory Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 May 2019 15:30
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2024 23:50
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70957
DOI:	10.1039/c9dt00773c

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