Electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide in the titanium(III)-molybdenum(III)-pyrocatechol system in aqueous alkaline solutions

Abstract

Electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide to C1-C4 hydrocarbons takes place in the Ti(III)-Mo(III)-pyrocatechol catalytic system in aqueous solutions at pH 6–13. The catalytically active particle in this system is a cartaonyl complex of Mo(III), while the pyrocatechol complex of Ti(III) plays the role of agent for transfer of electrons from the cathode to the active particle in the volume of the solution.