Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors

The conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals has been of major interest because it is cheap and readily available. The concept of reducing CO2 pollution via its utilization into valuable products has inspired us to synthesise novel 4,4'-((1Z)-butane-2,3-diylidenebis(azanylylidene))dibenzoic ac...

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Main Authors: Makuve, Nyasha, Mehlana, Gift, Tia, Richard, Darkwa, James, Makhubela, Banothile C.E.
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Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
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author Makuve, Nyasha
Mehlana, Gift
Tia, Richard
Darkwa, James
Makhubela, Banothile C.E.
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Mehlana, Gift
Tia, Richard
Darkwa, James
Makhubela, Banothile C.E.
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description The conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals has been of major interest because it is cheap and readily available. The concept of reducing CO2 pollution via its utilization into valuable products has inspired us to synthesise novel 4,4'-((1Z)-butane-2,3-diylidenebis(azanylylidene))dibenzoic acid (L) metal complexes {[(L)RuII] (C1), [(L)RhIII] (C2), [(L]IrIII (C3)} complexes for catalytic hydrogenation of CO2. The α-diimine metal complexes (C1–C3) were characterised using several analytical techniques, including: NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray crystallography. In a mixture of THF/H2O and a base, all three catalyst precursors were able to hydrogenate CO2 cleanly to formate as a product. However, the best combination of catalyst precursor and a base was C1 and DBU that selectively produced formate at a moderate temperature of 120 °C and at 60 bar. The best productivity under these conditions is TOF of 35 h−1 within 2 h and a TON of 322. This work is significant because it provides a one-step synthesis for formate from CO2 using α-diimine-based complexes which can be synthesised in a one-step reaction. The density functional theory calculations on C1 supports that Ru–H is the active species in the process of CO2 hydrogenation to formate with the insertion of the CO2 to Ru–H being the rate determining step.
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spelling ir-11408-43502022-06-27T13:49:06Z Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors Makuve, Nyasha Mehlana, Gift Tia, Richard Darkwa, James Makhubela, Banothile C.E. CO2 hydrogenation Homogeneous catalysis α-diimine complexes Mechanistic studies DFT calculations The conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals has been of major interest because it is cheap and readily available. The concept of reducing CO2 pollution via its utilization into valuable products has inspired us to synthesise novel 4,4'-((1Z)-butane-2,3-diylidenebis(azanylylidene))dibenzoic acid (L) metal complexes {[(L)RuII] (C1), [(L)RhIII] (C2), [(L]IrIII (C3)} complexes for catalytic hydrogenation of CO2. The α-diimine metal complexes (C1–C3) were characterised using several analytical techniques, including: NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray crystallography. In a mixture of THF/H2O and a base, all three catalyst precursors were able to hydrogenate CO2 cleanly to formate as a product. However, the best combination of catalyst precursor and a base was C1 and DBU that selectively produced formate at a moderate temperature of 120 °C and at 60 bar. The best productivity under these conditions is TOF of 35 h−1 within 2 h and a TON of 322. This work is significant because it provides a one-step synthesis for formate from CO2 using α-diimine-based complexes which can be synthesised in a one-step reaction. The density functional theory calculations on C1 supports that Ru–H is the active species in the process of CO2 hydrogenation to formate with the insertion of the CO2 to Ru–H being the rate determining step. 2021-06-03T12:13:58Z 2021-06-03T12:13:58Z 2019 Article 0022-328X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022328X19303353#! http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4350 en Journal of Organometallic Chemistry;Vol.899 open Elsevier B.V.
spellingShingle CO2 hydrogenation
Homogeneous catalysis
α-diimine complexes
Mechanistic studies
DFT calculations
Makuve, Nyasha
Mehlana, Gift
Tia, Richard
Darkwa, James
Makhubela, Banothile C.E.
Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors
title Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors
title_full Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors
title_fullStr Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors
title_short Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine RuII, RhIII, IrIII complexes as catalyst precursors
title_sort hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by α-diimine ruii, rhiii, iriii complexes as catalyst precursors
topic CO2 hydrogenation
Homogeneous catalysis
α-diimine complexes
Mechanistic studies
DFT calculations
url https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022328X19303353#!
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4350
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