Christine Caputo
The Caputo Group is interested in the design and synthesis of new organic and organometallic complexes that can act as catalysts or precursors for the development of new photoactive materials. Photochemical and electrochemical techniques are used to test for catalytic activity and spectroscopic methods are used to study the photophysical properties of new materials. Current research projects are focussed on using Earth-abundant metals to synthesize organometallic complexes for the catalytic conversion of small molecules (e.g. CO, CO2 etc.) into more valuable sustainable fuel precursors using sunlight.
Research Interests
- Catalysis/Kinetics
- Chemical Synthesis
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Inorganic Materials
- Organometallic Chemistry, Main Group
- Solar Energy
- Solar, Photochemical Conversion
Courses Taught
- CHEM 400: Freshman Seminar
- CHEM 576: Experimental Inorganic Chem
- CHEM 774/874: Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 999: Doctoral Research
- INCO 590: Student Research Experience
Selected Publications
Huang, P., Huang, J., Li, J., Zhang, L., He, J., Caputo, C. A., . . . Li, G. (2021). Effect of Carbon Doping on CO2-Reduction Activity of Single Cobalt Sites in Graphitic Carbon Nitride. CHEMNANOMAT, 7(9), 1051-1056. doi:10.1002/cnma.202100164
Pollak, N., Huang, P., Bell, H., Li, G., & Caputo, C. A. (2021). Tunable Photocatalytic Production of Syngas Using Co@C3N4 and Black Phosphorus. CHEMPHOTOCHEM, 5(7), 674-679. doi:10.1002/cptc.202100054
Queen, J. D., Phung, A. C., Caputo, C. A., Fettinger, J. C., & Power, P. P. (2020). Metathetical Exchange between Metal-Metal Triple Bonds. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 142(5), 2233-2237. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b13604
Wakerley, D., Lamaison, S., & Caputo, C. A. (2019). Highlights from Faraday Discussion: Artificial Photosynthesis, Cambridge, UK, March 2019. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 55(58), 8351-8358. doi:10.1039/c9cc90252j
Aitchison, C. M., Andrei, V., Anton-Garcia, D., Apfel, U. -P., Badiani, V., Beller, M., . . . Zwijnenburg, M. A. (2019). Synthetic approaches to artificial photosynthesis: general discussion. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS, 215, 242-281. doi:10.1039/C9FD90024A
Huang, P., Huang, J., Pantovich, S. A., Carl, A. D., Fenton, T. G., Caputo, C. A., . . . Li, G. (2018). Selective CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Single Cobalt Sites on Carbon Nitride under Visible-Light Irradiation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 140(47), 16042-16047. doi:10.1021/jacs.8b10380
Martindale, B. C. M., Hutton, G. A. M., Caputo, C. A., Prantl, S., Godin, R., Durrant, J. R., & Reisner, E. (2017). Enhancing Light Absorption and Charge Transfer Efficiency in Carbon Dots through Graphitization and Core Nitrogen Doping. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 56(23), 6459-6463. doi:10.1002/anie.201700949
Kasap, H., Caputo, C. A., Martindale, B. C. M., Godin, R., Lau, V. W. -H., Lotsch, B. V., . . . Reisner, E. (2016). Solar-Driven Reduction of Aqueous Protons Coupled to Selective Alcohol Oxidation with a Carbon Nitride-Molecular Ni Catalyst System. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 138(29), 9183-9192. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b04325
Martindale, B. C. M., Hutton, G. A. M., Caputo, C. A., & Reisner, E. (2015). Solar Hydrogen Production Using Carbon Quantum Dots and a Molecular Nickel Catalyst. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 137(18), 6018-6025. doi:10.1021/jacs.5b01650
Caputo, C. A., Gross, M. A., Lau, V. W., Cavazza, C., Lotsch, B. V., & Reisner, E. (2014). Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production using Polymeric Carbon Nitride with a Hydrogenase and a Bioinspired Synthetic Ni Catalyst. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 53(43), 11538-11542. doi:10.1002/anie.201406811
Most Cited Publications