title: An organic hydride transfer reaction of a ruthenium NAD model complex leading to carbon dioxide reduction.
abstract: Ruthenium will fix it: CO(2) undergoes reduction to HCO(2)(-) when placed over a solution of a ruthenium complex bearing an NADH model ligand 1 (black in right structural formula). The organic hydride transfer is triggered by the addition of benzoate anion, which rapidly forms a complex with 1, a complex that is a stronger reductant than 1. A photocatalytic variant of the reaction using triethanolamine as a sacrificial reagent has also been developed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka