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Highly active and selective photochemical reduction of CO2 to CO using molecular-defined cyclopentadienone iron complexes
2015, Rosas-Hernández, Alonso, Alsabeh, Pamela G., Barsch, Enrico, Junge, Hernrik, Ludwig, Ralf, Beller, Matthias
Herein, we report highly active (cyclopentadienone)iron–tricarbonyl complexes for CO2 photoreduction using visible light with an Ir complex as photosensitizer and TEOA as electron/proton donor. Turnover numbers (TON) of ca. 600 (1 h) with initial turnover frequencies (TOF) up to 22.2 min−1 were observed. Operando FTIR measurements allowed for the proposal of a plausible mechanism for catalyst activation.
Towards a methanol economy based on homogeneous catalysis: methanol to H2 and CO2 to methanol
2015, Alberico, E., Nielsen, M.
The possibility to implement both the exhaustive dehydrogenation of aqueous methanol to hydrogen and CO2 and the reverse reaction, the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol and water, may pave the way to a methanol based economy as part of a promising renewable energy system. Recently, homogeneous catalytic systems have been reported which are able to promote either one or the other of the two reactions under mild conditions. Here, we review and discuss these developments.
Enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of γ-amino alcohols
2015, Verkade, Jorge M. M., Quaedflieg, Peter J. L. M., Verzijl, Gerard K. M., Lefort, Laurent, van Delft, Floris L., de Vries, Johannes G., Rutjes, Floris P. J. T.
The γ-amino alcohol structural motif is often encountered in drugs and natural products. We developed two complementary catalytic diastereoselective methods for the synthesis of N-PMP-protected γ-amino alcohols from the corresponding ketones. The anti-products were obtained through Ir-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation, the syn-products via Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.