Catalyst Discovery

CO2 Reduction

The increasing levels of CO2 has become one of the most important problems of our current society.  Importantly, chemistry will play a key role in finding the solution to this challenge. Our laboratory is interested in elucidating the chemical mechanisms by which inorganic-based catalyst transform CO2 into other molecules. For this purpose, we are using 13C kinetic isotope effects (13C KIEs). With this information in hand, we plan to synthesize new molecules that can catalyze the conversion of CO2 with faster rates and selectivity.

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Our publications on catalysis:

61. Hydrophobic pockets built in polymer micelles to enhance reactivity of Cu2+ ions” Wei, Zichao; Liu, Chung-Hao; Luo, Qiang; Thanneeru, Srinivas; Angeles-Boza, Alfredo; Nieh, Mu-Ping; He, Jie* Accepted Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2023, 7, 2038-2048.

56. “ß-Oxochlorin cobalt(II) complexes catalyze the electrochemical reduction of CO2 Nganga, J. K.; Chaudhri, N.; Brückner, C.;* Angeles-Boza, A. M.* Chem. Comm. 202157, 4396-4399.

54. “Methane Generation from CO2 with a Molecular Rhenium Catalyst” Nganga, J. K.; Wolf, L. M.; Mullick, K.; Reinheimer, E.; Saucedo, C.; Wilson, M. E.; Grice, K.; Ertem, M. Z.; Angeles-Boza, A. M. Inorg. Chem. 2021, DOI: acs.inorgchem.0c02579.

51. “(1,2-azole)bis(bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) complexes: electrochemistry, luminescent properties, and electro- and photocatalysts for CO2 reduction” Cuéllar, E.; Pastor, L.; García-Herbosa, G.; Nganga, J.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.; Diez-Varga, A.; Torroba, T.; Martín-Alvarez, J. M.; Miguel, D.; Villafañe, F.*  Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60 (2), 692–704.

44. Synthetic polymers to promote cooperative Cu activity for O2 activation: Poly vs. Mono” Thanneeru, S.; Milazzo, N.; Lopes, A.; Wei, Z.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.; He, Jie* J. Am. Chem. Soc2019141 (10), 4252–4256.

43. “Direct oxygen isotope effect identifies the rate-determining step of electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction at a metal oxide surface” Haschke, S.; Mader, M.; Schlicht, S.; Roberts, A. M.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.;* Barth, J. A. C.;* Bachmann, J.* Nature Commun. 2018, 9(1), 4565.

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 41. “[RuII(tpy)(bpy)Cl]+-Catalyzed Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. Mechanistic Insights by Carbon-13 Kinetic Isotope Effects” Schneider, T.; Hren, M.; Ertem, M.Z.*; Angeles-Boza, A. M.* Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 8518 – 8521.

39. “Ullmann Reaction Catalyzed by Heterogeneous Mesoporous Copper/Manganese Oxide: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Analysis” Mullick, K.; Biswas, S.; Kim, C.; Ramprasad, R.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.*; Suib, S. L.* Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56 (17), 10290–10297. (Click here if your school does not have access to Inorganic Chemistry).

38. “Single chain polymeric nanoparticles to promote selective hydroxylation reactions of phenol catalyzed by copper” Thanneeru, S.; Duay, S.; Jin, L.; Fu, Y.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.; He, J.*  ACS Macro Letters 2017, 6, 652-656.

34. “Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Catalyzed by Re(pyridine-oxazoline)(CO)3Cl Complexes” Nganga, J. K.; Samanamu, C. R.; Tanski, J. M.; Pacheco,C.; Saucedo, C.; Batista, V. S.; Grice, K.; Ertem, M. Z.; Angeles-Boza, A. M. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56 (6), 3214–3226.

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32. “Heterogeneous Mesoporous Manganese Oxide Catalyst for Aerobic and Additive-Free Oxidative Aromatization of N-Heterocycles” Mullick, K.; Biswas, S.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.*; Suib, S. L.* Chem. Comm., 2017, 53, 2256 – 2259.

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31. “Enzymatic” photoreduction of CO2 using metallofoldamers containing Ni-thiolate co-factors” Thanneeru, S.; Nganga, J.; Amin, A. S.; Liu, B.; Jin, L.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.;* He, J* ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 1157-1162.

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30. “Facile Access to Versatile Functional Groups from Alcohol by Single Multifunctional Reusable Catalyst” Biswas, S; Mullick, K.; Chen, S.-Y.; Gudz, A.; Carr, D. M.; Mendoza, C.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.; Suib, S. L. Applied Cat. B 2017, 203, 607-614.

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29. “Mechanism of Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl from Differences in Carbon Isotope Discrimination” Schneider, T.; Ertem, M. Z.; Muckerman, J. T.; Angeles-Boza, A. M. ACS Catalysis 20166, 5473–5481.

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28.  “Mesoporous Copper/Manganese Oxide-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkynes: Evidence for Synergistic Cooperative Catalysis” Biswas, S; Mullick, K.; Chen, S.-Y.; Kriz, D. A.; Shakil, MD; Kuo, C.-H.; Angeles-Boza, A. M.; Rossi, A. R.; Suib, S. L. ACS Catalysis 2016, 6, 5069-5080.

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24. “Competitive 13C and 18O Kinetic Isotope Effects on CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl” Schneider, T.; Angeles-Boza, A. M. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 8784-8787.

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