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. 2015 Apr 20;54(17):5098-102.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201500570. Epub 2015 Feb 27.

Cooperative bond activation and catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide at a group 13 metal center

Joseph A B Abdalla  1 , Ian M Riddlestone, Rémi Tirfoin, Simon Aldridge
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Cooperative bond activation and catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide at a group 13 metal center

Joseph A B Abdalla et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

A single-component ambiphilic system capable of the cooperative activation of protic, hydridic and apolar HX bonds across a Group 13 metal/activated β-diketiminato (Nacnac) ligand framework is reported. The hydride complex derived from the activation of H2 is shown to be a competent catalyst for the highly selective reduction of CO2 to a methanol derivative. To our knowledge, this process represents the first example of a reduction process of this type catalyzed by a molecular gallium complex.

Keywords: bond activation; carbon dioxide; cooperative reactivity; gallium; β-diketiminate.

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