title: Iron-catalyzed hydrogenation of bicarbonates and carbon dioxide to formates.
abstract: The catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate to formate has been explored extensively. The vast majority of the known active catalyst systems are based on precious metals. Herein, we describe an effective, phosphine-free, air- and moisture-tolerant catalyst system based on Knölker's iron complex for the hydrogenation of bicarbonate and carbon dioxide to formate. The catalyst system can hydrogenate bicarbonate at remarkably low hydrogen pressures (1-5 bar).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University (CCNU), 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430079 (PR China) http://klpcb.ccnu.edu.cn/index.html.
authors.forename: Fengxiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu-Ge
authors.forename: Guangfu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shaolin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D007501:Iron
keywords: carbon dioxide; formates; homogeneous catalysis; hydrogenations; iron