Transition‐Metal‐Free Acceptorless Decarbonylation of Formic Acid Enabled by a Liquid Chemical‐Looping Strategy |
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Authors: | Arnaud Imberdis Guillaume Lefvre Thibault Cantat |
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Institution: | Arnaud Imberdis,Guillaume Lefèvre,Thibault Cantat |
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Abstract: | The selective decarbonylation of formic acid was achieved under transition‐metal‐free conditions. Using a liquid chemical‐looping strategy, the thermodynamically favored dehydrogenation of formic acid was shut down, yielding a pure stream of CO with no H2 or CO2 contamination. The transformation involves a two‐step sequence where methanol is used as a recyclable looping agent to yield methylformate, which is subsequently decomposed to carbon monoxide using alkoxides as catalysts. |
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Keywords: | Chemisches Looping Kohlenmonoxid Decarbonylierung Ameisensä ure Organokatalyse |
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