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 A1 Cuéllar, Elena A1 Angeles-Boza, Alfredo M. A1 Martín-Alvarez, Jose M. A1 Miguel, Daniel A1 Villafañe, Fernando K1 Química K1 Electro- and photocatalysts K1 CO2 reduction K1 23 Química AB New 1,2-azolylamidino complexes fac-[RuCl(DMSO)3(NHvC(R)az*-κ2 N,N)]OTf [R = Me (2), Ph (3); az* =pz (pyrazolyl, a), indz (indazolyl, b)] are synthesized via chloride abstraction from their corresponding precursors 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 1H NMR, 13C NMR 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 electrochemical behavior in CO2 media is consistent with CO2 electrocatalytic reduction. The catalytic activity expressed as [icat(CO2)/ip(Ar)] ranged from 1.7 to 3.7 for the 1,2-azolylamidino complexes at voltages of ca. −2.7 to −3 V vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium. Controlled potential electrolysis showed rapid decomposition of the Ru catalysts. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction experiments using compounds 1b, 2b and 3b carried out 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 trace amounts of formate. The combined turnover number for the production of formate and CO is ca. 100 after 8 h and follows the order 1b < 2b ≈ 3b. PB RCS SN 1477-9234 YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67697 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67697 LA spa NO Dalton Transactions, Noviembre 2023, n. 52 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024