Nitrite reduction by copper complexes Journal Article
| Authors: | Woollard-Shore, J. G.; Holland, J. P.; Jones, M. W.; Dilworth, J. R. |
| Article Title: | Nitrite reduction by copper complexes |
| Abstract: | A series of copper complexes have been synthesised as potential agents for the catalytic reduction of nitrite anions. The ligands and corresponding copper complexes have been characterised by using a range of techniques including X-ray crystallography, NMR, microanalysis, mass spectrometry, infra-red spectroscopy, electrochemical studies and density functional theory calculations. For complexes with simple aliphatic substituents bonded to the equatorial donor nitrogen atoms, catalytic studies on the conversion of NO2- anions into NO and N2O gases revealed an excellent correlation between the initial rate of conversion and the experimental reduction potential as measured by cyclic voltammetry. Initial catalytic investigations reveal that these simple model complexes display a wide range of catalytic turnover rates, conversion yields and product gas compositions. Overall the results suggest that further investigations into the design and use of copper complexes as nitrite reduction catalysts are warranted. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2010. |
| Keywords: | mass spectrometry; chemistry; crystallography, x-ray; catalysis; conformation; x ray crystallography; density functional theory; molecular conformation; copper; copper compounds; oxidation reduction reaction; oxidation-reduction; synthesis; copper complexes; reduction; aliphatic substituents; catalytic reduction; catalytic turnover; conversion yield; density functional theory calculations; electrochemical studies; equatorial donors; initial rate; nitrite anion; nitrite reduction; nitrogen atom; product gas; reduction potential; simple model; cyclic voltammetry; coordination compound; nitrite; coordination complexes; nitrites |
| Journal Title: | Dalton Transactions |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 1477-9226 |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Date Published: | 2010-02-14 |
| Start Page: | 1576 |
| End Page: | 1585 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1039/b913463h |
| PUBMED: | 20104320 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "Source: Scopus" |
