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Carbon Dioxide as a Raw Material: The Synthesis of Formic Acid and Its Derivatives from CO 2
Author(s) -
Leitner Walter
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199522071
Subject(s) - formic acid , carbon dioxide , catalysis , raw material , chemistry , electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide , carbon fibers , molecule , organic chemistry , carbon monoxide , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , composite number , composite material
The use of carbon dioxide as a raw material for chemical syntheses is an ecologically and economically valuable extension to the carbon sources used at the present time. In order to convert the thermodynamically stable and comparatively unreactive CO 2 molecule into the desired product in an efficient manner, suitable reaction conditions and activation mechanisms must be found. The catalytic reduction of CO 2 to formic acid and its derivatives has been intensively studied in recent years. A number of new approaches to the synthesis of formic acid from CO 2 have reached such a state of knowledge that continuing development may well lead to industrial‐scale operation in the near future. This can to a large extent be attributed to the fruitful interaction between investigative work into reaction mechanisms and the development of new catalytic systems.