CO 2 Photoreduction by 4-Ferrocenyl Appended Bipyridine Coordinated Re(I) Complexes

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the efficiency of Re(I) complexes in the photoreduction of carbon dioxide using ferrocenyl-bipyridine ligands.
• Synthesis of 4-ferrocenyl-bipyridine ligands and respective Re(I) complexes.
• Investigation of photoreduction reactions with synthesized complexes.
• Single-crystal analysis to determine product formation.
• Successful synthesis of Re(I) complexes showed promising activity in CO2 photoreduction.
• Formation of a by-product (2d′) was observed during the reactions.
• Crystal structures provided insight into complex stability and reactivity.