Electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic solvents catalyzed by MoO2

Yeonji Oh; Heron Vrubel; Sébastien Guidoux; Xile Hu

doi:10.1039/C3CC49262A

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Electrochemical reduction of CO₂ in organic solvents catalyzed by MoO₂†

Yeonji Oh,^a Heron Vrubel,^a Sébastien Guidoux^a and Xile Hu*^a

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Abstract

MoO₂ microparticles act as an active catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ in organic solvents such as acetonitrile and dimethylformamide. The catalytic activity and product selectivity depend on temperature and water content of the solvent.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49262A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 05 Dec 2013
Accepted: 13 Feb 2014
First published: 17 Feb 2014

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Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3878-3881

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Electrochemical reduction of CO₂ in organic solvents catalyzed by MoO₂

Y. Oh, H. Vrubel, S. Guidoux and X. Hu, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3878 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49262A

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