Well-Defined Iron Catalyst for the Reduction of Bicarbonates and Carbon Dioxide to Formates, Alkyl Formates, and Formamides

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 49; no. 50; pp. 9777 - 9780
• Main Authors: Federsel, Christopher, Boddien, Albert, Jackstell, Ralf, Jennerjahn, Reiko, Dyson, Paul J, Scopelliti, Rosario, Laurenczy, Gabor, Beller, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 10.12.2010; WILEY-VCH Verlag; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; formate; homogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation; iron

A will of iron: An active well‐defined iron complex (see structure; gray C, white H, yellow B, green F, brown Fe, pink P) catalyzes the title reaction (see scheme). The iron‐catalyzed reduction of readily available bicarbonates to formates has also been demonstrated for the first time. This reaction...