Unusual Stability of a Bacteriochlorin Electrocatalyst under Reductive Conditions. A Case Study on CO2 Conversion to CO
Jiang J, Matula A, Swierk J, Romano N, Wu Y, Batista V, Crabtree R, Lindsey J, Wang H, Brudvig G. Unusual Stability of a Bacteriochlorin Electrocatalyst under Reductive Conditions. A Case Study on CO2 Conversion to CO. ACS Catalysis 2018, 8: 10131-10136. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCO Faradaic efficiencyAg/AgClBulk electrolysisMA/cm2Organic ligandsFaradaic efficiencyReductive catalysisRobust electrocatalystsPorphyrin counterpartsDFT calculationsSevere stability issuesCO2 conversionCO2 reductionReductive conditionsUnusual stabilityCatalytic stepLigand degradationTotal current densityMolecular originCurrent densityElectrocatalystsCO2 fixationLigandsObserved stabilityBioinspired study