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Catalytic Disproportionation of Formic Acid to Generate Methanol
Author(s) -
Miller Alexander J. M.,
Heinekey D. Michael,
Mayer James M.,
Goldberg Karen I.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201208470
Subject(s) - disproportionation , methanol , catalysis , formic acid , chemistry , organic chemistry
The homogeneously catalyzed disproportionation of formic acid to methanol, water, and carbon dioxide is accomplished by only 10 ppm of a readily accessible iridium catalyst, [Cp*Ir(bpy)(H 2 O)] 2+ (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine). Methanol is produced under mild, aqueous conditions, without the use of any organic solvents or hydrogen gas.