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The First Catalytic Synthesis of an Acrylate from CO 2 and an Alkene—A Rational Approach
Author(s) -
Lejkowski Michael L.,
Lindner Ronald,
Kageyama Takeharu,
Bódizs Gabriella É.,
Plessow Philipp N.,
Müller Imke B.,
Schäfer Ansgar,
Rominger Frank,
Hofmann Peter,
Futter Cornelia,
Schunk Stephan A.,
Limbach Michael
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201201757
Subject(s) - alkene , catalysis , acrylate , chemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
For more than three decades the catalytic synthesis of acrylates from the cheap and abundantly available C 1 building block carbon dioxide and alkenes has been an unsolved problem in catalysis research, both in academia and industry. Herein, we describe a homogeneous catalyst based on nickel that permits the catalytic synthesis of the industrially highly relevant acrylate sodium acrylate from CO 2 , ethylene, and a base, as demonstrated, at this stage, by a turnover number of greater than 10 with respect to the metal.