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Controlling the Product Platform of Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Adaptive Catalytic Hydrosilylation of CO 2 Using a Molecular Cobalt(II) Triazine Complex
Author(s) -
Cramer Hanna H.,
Chatterjee Basujit,
Weyhermüller Thomas,
Werlé Christophe,
Leitner Walter
Publication year - 2020
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.202004463
Subject(s) - catalysis , cobalt , formic acid , electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide , carbon dioxide , methanol , formate , hydrosilylation , chemistry , materials science , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , carbon monoxide , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering , composite number , composite material
The catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is considered a major pillar of future sustainable energy systems and chemical industries based on renewable energy and raw materials. Typically, catalysts and catalytic systems are transforming CO 2 preferentially or even exclusively to one of the possible reduction levels and are then optimized for this specific product. Here, we report a cobalt‐based catalytic system that enables the adaptive and highly selective transformation of carbon dioxide individually to either the formic acid, the formaldehyde, or the methanol level, demonstrating the possibility of molecular control over the desired product platform.