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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 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.201500570
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , hydride , methanol , selective reduction , ligand (biochemistry) , metal , gallium , main group element , derivative (finance) , group (periodic table) , photochemistry , functional group , medicinal chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , transition metal , receptor , biochemistry , polymer , 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.