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Monomers from CO 2 : Superbases as Catalysts for Formate‐to‐Oxalate Coupling
Author(s) -
Schuler Eric,
Ermolich Pavel A.,
Shiju N. Raveendran,
Gruter GertJan M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.202100326
Subject(s) - formate , catalysis , monomer , oxalate , chemistry , polymer , chemical engineering , materials science , polymer chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Invited for this month′s cover are the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group of Prof. Dr Gert‐Jan M. Gruter and the Catalysis Engineering group of Dr. Raveendran Shiju at the University of Amsterdam. The image shows a full cycle from CO 2 to polymers via several steps. The work reports the use of superbases in suitable environments to improve the formate coupling step by drastically lowering the reaction temperature and times whilst achieving higher yields. The Full Paper itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.202002725.