An efficient nickel catalyst for the reduction of carbon dioxide with a borane.
Nickel hydride with a diphosphinite-based ligand catalyzes the highly efficient reduction of CO(2) with catecholborane, and the hydrolysis of the resulting methoxyboryl species produces CH(3)OH in good yield. The mechanism involves a nickel formate, formaldehyde, and a nickel methoxide as different reduced stages for CO(2). The reaction may also be catalyzed by an air-stable nickel formate.
Chakraborty
Sumit
S
Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, USA.
Zhang
Jie
J
Krause
Jeanette A
JA
Guan
Hairong
H
D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007700:Kinetics; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013696:Temperature
D001880:Boranes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009532:Nickel