Ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> as a route to methyl esters for use as biofuels or fine chemicals
Zheng Wang, Ziwei Zhao, Yong Li, Yanxia Zhong, Qiuyue Zhang, Qingbin Liu, Gregory A. Solan, Yanping Ma, Wen‐Hua Sun
Abstract
A novel robust diphosphine–ruthenium(<sc>ii</sc>) complex has been developed that can efficiently catalyze both the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> to methanol and its <italic>in situ</italic> condensation with carboxylic acids to give methyl esters.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumCatalysisMethanolChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalytic hydrogenationBiofuelWaste managementEngineeringCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalysts for Methane Reforming