Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133, No.45, 18122-18125, 2011
Cascade Catalysis for the Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol
This communication demonstrates the homogeneous hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH via cascade catalysis. Three different homogeneous catalysts, (PMe3)(4)Ru(Cl)(OAc), Sc(OTf)(3), and (PNN)Ru(CO)(H), operate in sequence to promote this transformation.