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Hydrogenation of CO 2 ‐Derived Carbonates and Polycarbonates to Methanol and Diols by Metal–Ligand Cooperative Manganese Catalysis
Author(s) -
Zubar Viktoriia,
Lebedev Yury,
Azofra Luis Miguel,
Cavallo Luigi,
ElSepelgy Osama,
Rueping Magnus
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201805630
Subject(s) - manganese , catalysis , vicinal , methanol , ligand (biochemistry) , chemistry , metal , base metal , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , biochemistry , receptor , welding
The first base‐metal‐catalysed hydrogenation of CO 2 ‐derived carbonates to alcohols is presented. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions in the presence of a well‐defined manganese complex with a loading as low as 0.25 mol %. The non‐precious‐metal homogenous catalytic system provides an indirect route for the conversion of CO 2 into methanol with the co‐production of value‐added (vicinal) diols in yields of up to 99 %. Experimental and computational studies indicate a metal–ligand cooperative catalysis mechanism.