Chemistry - An Asian Journal
Chemistry - An Asian Journal
4 years ago

Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application of Pyridine-Bridged N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Ruthenium Complexes in the Hydrogenation of Carbonates

Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application of Pyridine-Bridged N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Ruthenium Complexes in the Hydrogenation of Carbonates
Haibo Zhu, Tao Tu, Zhang-Gao Le, Jinjin Chen, Jiangbo Chen
A series of bulky pyridine-bridged NHC–Ru complexes have been rationally designed and synthesized; these exhibited very high catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of cyclic and linear carbonates under mild reaction conditions. In the presence of catalytic amounts of a weak base, a broad range of substrates with different ring size and steric bulk were well tolerated, providing methanol and the corresponding diols in excellent yields with a catalyst loading as low as 0.5 mol %. Do not drink methanol! The hydrogenation of various cyclic and linear carbonates has been achieved under mild reaction conditions, in the presence of a series of rational designed bulky pyridine-bridged NHC–Ru complexes. This reaction provides an indirect and practical protocol to produce methanol from CO2.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/asia.201701303

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