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Utilization of Formic Acid as C1 Building Block for the Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Formaldehyde Surrogates
Author(s) -
Beydoun Kassem,
Thenert Katharina,
Wiesenthal Jan,
Hoppe Corinna,
Klankermayer Jürgen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201902332
Subject(s) - formic acid , formaldehyde , catalysis , ruthenium , chemistry , turnover number , lewis acids and bases , triphos , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , block (permutation group theory) , geometry , mathematics
Dialkoxymethanes are becoming increasingly important as fuel additives, formaldehyde surrogates, and chemical intermediates, but the effective synthesis remains challenging. Herein, the catalytic synthesis of dialkoxymethane products using a molecular catalyst is reported. The catalytic system, comprising the [Ru(triphos)(tmm)] in combination with the Lewis acid Al(OTf) 3 , enables the direct synthesis of dialkoxymethane products with formic acid as C1 building block in high to excellent turnover numbers.