Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Sep 25;109(39):15606-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1203122109. Epub 2012 Jun 8.
The metal complex (tpy)(Mebim-py)Ru(II)(S) (tpy = 2,2' : 6',2''-terpyridine; Mebim-py = 3-methyl-1-pyridylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene; S = solvent) is a robust, reactive electrocatalyst toward both water oxidation to oxygen and carbon dioxide reduction to carbon monoxide. Here we describe its use as a single electrocatalyst for CO(2) splitting, CO(2) → CO + 1/2 O(2), in a two-compartment electrochemical cell.
[(tpy)(Mebim-py)Ru(II)(S)]²⁺(tpy = 2,2':6',2''-三联吡啶;Mebim-py = 3-甲基-1-吡啶基苯并咪唑-2-亚基;S = 溶剂)是一种稳定、反应活性高的电催化剂,可同时促进水氧化为氧气和二氧化碳还原为一氧化碳。在此,我们描述了它在一个两室电化学电池中作为单一电催化剂用于 CO2 分解的用途,CO2 → CO + 1/2 O2。