Mechanism of CO2 Hydrogenation to Formates By Lutidine-Derived Ru-Cnc and Ru-PNP Pincer Catalysts: From a Theoretical Description to Performance Optimization

Pidko, Evgeny

Wednesday, June 17, 2015: 2:50 PM

408-410 (Lawrence Convention Center)

Georgy Filonenko, Emiel Hensen and Evgeny Pidko, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.

A systematic DFT study of the mechanism of CO₂ hydrogenation by two structurally related Ru pincer catalysts allowed to identify the key factors underlying the striking differences in their catalytic performance. The obtained knowledge was utilized to boost the performance of these systems towards unprecedented reaction rates.

Extended Abstracts:

Filonenko abstract NAM 2015.pdf (103.9KB) - Extended Abstract

O-W-408-18 Mechanism of CO2 Hydrogenation to Formates By Lutidine-Derived Ru-Cnc and Ru-PNP Pincer Catalysts: From a Theoretical Description to Performance Optimization