Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes relevant to the catalytic processes in artificial photosynthesis

Identifier:  TDX:922

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX922

Authors:  Planas Roure, Nora

Abstract:
Artificial photosynthesis seeks to functionally mimik the photosynthetic process carried out by nature, and combine the energy from the sun with water to obain a “solar” fuel like hydrogen. One of the strategies in the field, consists on a modular approach in which all the components needed are studied independently, in view of their future assembly in a final operative device. This thesis has been focused on the synthesis and characterization of a series of new mono and dinuclear ruthenium componud with polylpyridylic ligands. The aplication of these new compounds as catalysts in very important processes such as water oxidation and CO2 reduction has been studied. Additionally, the suprmolecular properties detected in the dinuclear compounds has been studied in great detail, which has been promoted by the direct implication of such type of interactions in the catalytic processes studied.