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Cooperative Bond Activation and Catalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide at a Group 13 Metal Center
Author(s) -
Abdalla Joseph A. B.,
Riddlestone Ian M.,
Tirfoin Rémi,
Aldridge Simon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201500570
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydride , catalysis , methanol , ligand (biochemistry) , selective reduction , metal , gallium , derivative (finance) , main group element , group (periodic table) , functional group , photochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , transition metal , receptor , polymer , biochemistry , financial economics , economics
A single‐component ambiphilic system capable of the cooperative activation of protic, hydridic and apolar HX bonds across a Group 13 metal/activated β‐diketiminato (Nacnac) ligand framework is reported. The hydride complex derived from the activation of H 2 is shown to be a competent catalyst for the highly selective reduction of CO 2 to a methanol derivative. To our knowledge, this process represents the first example of a reduction process of this type catalyzed by a molecular gallium complex.
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