RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 1,2-Azolylamidino ruthenium(ii) complexes with DMSO ligands: electro- and photocatalysts for CO2 reduction A1 Jennings, Murphy A1 Cuéllar González, Elena A1 Rojo, Ariadna A1 Ferrero, Sergio A1 García Herbosa, Gabriel A1 Nganga, John A1 Angeles Boza, Alfredo M A1 Martín Alvarez, Jose M A1 Miguel San José, Daniel A1 Villafañe González, Fernando K1 Química K1 Electrolysis K1 Photocatalysts K1 1,2-azolylamidino complexes K1 Electrólisis K1 Fotocatalizadores K1 Complejos de 1,2-azolilamidino K1 2210.05 Electroquímica AB New 1,2-azolylamidino complexes fac-[RuCl(DMSO)3(NHvC(R)az*-κ2N,N)]OTf [R = Me (2), Ph (3); az* =pz (pyrazolyl, a), indz (indazolyl, b)] are synthesized via chloride abstraction from their corresponding pre-cursors cis,fac-[RuCl2 (DMSO) 3(az*H)] (1) after subsequent base-catalyzed coupling of the appropriatenitrile with the 1,2-azole previously coordinated. All the compounds are characterized by 1 H NMR, 13 CNMR and IR spectroscopy. Those derived from MeCN are also characterized by X-ray diffraction.Electrochemical studies showed several reduction waves in the range of −1.5 to −3 V. The electro-chemical behavior in CO2 media is consistent with CO2 electrocatalytic reduction. The catalytic activityexpressed as [icat (CO 2)/ip (Ar)] ranged from 1.7 to 3.7 for the 1,2-azolylamidino complexes at voltages ofca. −2.7 to −3 V vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium. Controlled potential electrolysis showed rapid decompositionof the Ru catalysts. Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction experiments using compounds 1b, 2b and 3b carriedout in a CO2 -saturated MeCN/TEOA (4 : 1 v/v) solution containing a mixture of the catalyst and [Ru(bipy)3 ]2+ as the photosensitizer under continuous irradiation (light intensity of 150 mW cm−2 at 25 °C, λ >300 nm) show that compounds 1b, 2b and 3b allowed CO2 reduction catalysis, producing CO and traceamounts of formate. The combined turnover number for the production of formate and CO is ca. 100after 8 h and follows the order 1b < 2b ≈ 3b. PB Royal Society of Chemistry SN 1477-9226 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67687 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67687 LA eng NO Dalton Transactions, 2023, vol. 52, issue 45, p.16974–16983 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-jun-2024