articleNature CommunicationsAug 9, 2019GOLD OA

CO2 electrochemical catalytic reduction with a highly active cobalt phthalocyanine

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Abstract Molecular catalysts that combine high product selectivity and high current density for CO 2 electrochemical reduction to CO or other chemical feedstocks are urgently needed. While earth-abundant metal-based molecular electrocatalysts with high selectivity for CO 2 to CO conversion are known, they are characterized by current densities that are significantly lower than those obtained with solid-state metal materials. Here, we report that a cobalt phthalocyanine bearing a trimethyl ammonium group appended to the phthalocyanine macrocycle is capable of reducing CO 2 to CO in water with high activity over a broad pH range from 4 to 14. In a flow cell configuration operating in basic conditions, CO…

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