Transition metal-mediated thermal and photochemical carbon dioxide conversion [electronic resource]
Carbon Dioxide Conversion; Catalysis.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Research ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
2000.
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| Summary: | Carbon Dioxide Conversion; Catalysis. |
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| Abstract: | As the output of CO₂ from combustion into the environment continues to rise, the search for practical methods for regenerating organic compounds from CO₂ has assumed increased importance. The development of such processes will be assisted by an improved understanding of the chemistry of metal-carbon dioxide complexes, potential intermediates in metal-catalyzed transformations of CO₂. The initial stage of this project has focused on the thermal and photochemical reactions of discrete CO₂ complexes, resulting in the elucidation of several new CO₂-splitting reactions. These studies, in turn, have led to the semiserendipitous discovery of a number of other novel/important transformations, including (1) the catalytic hydrogenation of CO₂ to formic acid by [H₂Rh(PR₃)₃L]⁺ complexes; (2) the CO₂-mediated [Rh(PR₃)₂(diene)]⁺-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of ethers to esters with co-production of formic acid; and (3) the aerobic oxygenation of electron-rich metal-carbonyls and metal-carbonyl-hydrides, forming metal-CO₂ and metal-formate complexes, respectively. |
| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 01/20/2000. Nicholas, Kenneth M. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA (US) |
| Physical Description: | 1 pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Type of Report and Period Covered Note: | Final; |