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Non-Metal-Mediated Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH†
Andrew E. Ashley Dr.,
Amber L. Thompson Dr.,
Dermot O'Hare Prof.,
Andrew E. Ashley Dr.
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA (UK), Fax: (+44) 1865-272-690
Search for more papers by this authorAmber L. Thompson Dr.
Chemical Crystallography, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR (UK)
Search for more papers by this authorDermot O'Hare Prof.
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA (UK), Fax: (+44) 1865-272-690
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew E. Ashley Dr.,
Amber L. Thompson Dr.,
Dermot O'Hare Prof.,
Andrew E. Ashley Dr.
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA (UK), Fax: (+44) 1865-272-690
Search for more papers by this authorAmber L. Thompson Dr.
Chemical Crystallography, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR (UK)
Search for more papers by this authorDermot O'Hare Prof.
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA (UK), Fax: (+44) 1865-272-690
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We thank the EPSRC for support, Balliol College, Oxford for a Junior Research Fellowship (A.E.A.), and Dr. Nick Rees (CRL, Oxford) for NMR support.
Graphical Abstract
Turning a problem to advantage: CO2, a contributor to global warming, was converted into the valuable resource CH3OH by adding it to 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine and B(C6F5)3 in toluene under H2 (1–2 atm), heating the mixture at 160 °C, and vacuum distillation. CH3OH was formed via the complex shown (C blue, N purple, O red, B orange, F green) as the sole C1 product.
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