Synthesis of a Zinc Dipyrrin Complex for Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2

Author

Sylvia MeredithFollow

Honors Program

University Honors

Date of Award

5-2021

Thesis Professor(s)

Catherine McCusker

Thesis Professor Department

Chemistry

Thesis Reader(s)

Dane W. Scott

Abstract

Zinc dipyrrin complexes have the potential to act as cheap, effective photosensitizers. Synthesizing and studying different types could lead to more efficient solar energy harvesting processes, especially the production of solar fuel. Here, two attempts to synthesize 1,3,7,9-tetraphenyl-5-mesityldipyrromethene are reported and discussed. According to ¹H NMR, the first synthesis attempt was not successful. The second synthesis attempt was not purified effectively, so ¹H NMR produced inconclusive results. Further purification strategies or alternate synthesis methods are required.

Publisher

East Tennessee State University

Document Type

Honors Thesis - Open Access

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Recommended Citation

Meredith, Sylvia, "Synthesis of a Zinc Dipyrrin Complex for Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2" (2021). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 645. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/645

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