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. 2019 Dec 14;11(6):1556–1563. doi: 10.1039/c9sc04532e

Table 3. Photocatalytic properties of Ru2Re and RuRe2 a .


Product b /μmol (TON)
Φ CO c /% Γ CO b , d , % k q e , 107 M–1 s–1 η q f %
CO HCOOH H2
BIH Ru2Re 186.5 (2486 ± 12) 20.2 (269) 0.01 28 ± 0.6 90 83 ± 0.8 99
Ru2Re g 90.6 (6038 ± 18) 21.7 (1447) 0.02 81 83 ± 0.8 99
RuRe2 277.4 (1850 ± 10) 3.3 (22) ∼0 25 ± 0.5 99 80 ± 2.6 99
RuRe2 h 157.0 (5232 ± 14) 5.3 (177) ∼0 97 80 ± 2.6 99
RuRe i 110.0 (3657 ± 29) 1.1 (36) 0.03 30 ± 1.1 99 120 ± 0.5 99
BNAH Ru2Re 17.5 (216 ± 5) 13.0 (77) 0.8 6.9 ± 0.9 56 2.0 ± 0.3 63
RuRe2 33.7 (225 ± 6) 8.6 (57) 0.2 8.3 ± 1.2 79 2.2 ± 0.5 67

aCO2-saturated DMA–TEOA (5 : 1 v/v) solution containing Ru2Re (25 μM) or RuRe2 (50 μM) and a sacrificial electron donor (0.1 M) was irradiated.

b3 mL solution was irradiated for 20 h using a LED (530 nm, 4 mW) as a light source. TONs are calculated based on the photocatalyst used.

c4 mL solution was irradiated at λex = 480 nm (light intensity: 1 × 10–8 einstein per s).

dThe selectivity for CO production.

eQuenching rate constants for emissions from the photosensitizer unit by a sacrificial electron donor obtained from linear Stern–Volmer plots and their lifetimes.

fQuenching fractions for emissions from the photosensitizer unit by a sacrificial electron donor (0.1 M) calculated as 0.1kqτem/(1 + 0.1kqτem).

g[Ru2Re] = 5 μM, 60 h irradiation.

h[RuRe2] = 10 μM, 60 h irradiation.

i[RuRe] = 10 μM, 60 h irradiation.