Organometallic fuel cells catalyze the selective electrooxidation of renewable diols, simultaneously providing high power densities and chemicals of industrial importance. It is shown that the unique organometallic complex [Rh(OTf)(trop2NH)(PPh3)] employed as molecular active site in an anode of an OMFC selectively oxidizes a number of renewable diols, such as ethylene glycol , 1,2-propanediol (1,2-P), 1,3-propanediol (1,3-P), and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-B) to their corresponding mono-carboxylates. The electrochemical performance of this molecular catalyst is discussed, with the aim to achieve cogeneration of electricity and valuable chemicals in a highly selective electrooxidation from diol precursors.

Energy and Chemicals from the Selective Electrooxidation of Renewable Diols by Organometallic Fuel Cells / Marco Bellini;Manuela Bevilacqua;Jonathan Filippi;Alessandro Lavacchi;Andrea Marchionni;Hamish A. Miller;Werner Oberhauser;Francesco Vizza;Samuel P. Annen;H. Grützmacher. - In: CHEMSUSCHEM. - ISSN 1864-5631. - ELETTRONICO. - 7:(2014), pp. 2432-2435. [10.1002/cssc.201402316]

Energy and Chemicals from the Selective Electrooxidation of Renewable Diols by Organometallic Fuel Cells

BELLINI, MARCO;
2014

Abstract

Organometallic fuel cells catalyze the selective electrooxidation of renewable diols, simultaneously providing high power densities and chemicals of industrial importance. It is shown that the unique organometallic complex [Rh(OTf)(trop2NH)(PPh3)] employed as molecular active site in an anode of an OMFC selectively oxidizes a number of renewable diols, such as ethylene glycol , 1,2-propanediol (1,2-P), 1,3-propanediol (1,3-P), and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-B) to their corresponding mono-carboxylates. The electrochemical performance of this molecular catalyst is discussed, with the aim to achieve cogeneration of electricity and valuable chemicals in a highly selective electrooxidation from diol precursors.
2014
7
2432
2435
Marco Bellini;Manuela Bevilacqua;Jonathan Filippi;Alessandro Lavacchi;Andrea Marchionni;Hamish A. Miller;Werner Oberhauser;Francesco Vizza;Samuel P. Annen;H. Grützmacher
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