Synthesis of carboxylic acids <i>via</i> the hydrocarboxylation of alcohols with CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>
Yanru Zhang, Ying Wang, Qingli Qian, Li Yang, Bernard Baffour Asare Bediako, Jingjing Zhang, Junjuan Yang, Zhiyan Li, Buxing Han
Abstract
Alcohols with different chain lengths can react with CO 2 and H 2 to produce C 1 -elongated carboxylic acids using an Ir catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCarboxylic acidOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass Conversion