Transforming carbon dioxide into a methanol surrogate using modular transition metal-free Zintl ions

Although not the only greenhouse gas, CO 2 is the poster child. Unsurprisingly, therefore, there is global interest across industrial and academic research in its removal and subsequent valorisation, including to methanol and its surrogates. Although difficult to study, the heterogenous pnictogens r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature communications 2024-11, Vol.15 (1), p.10030-12, Article 10030
Hauptverfasser: van IJzendoorn, Bono, Albawardi, Saad F., Jobbins, William D., Whitehead, George F. S., McGrady, John E., Mehta, Meera
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Zusammenfassung:Although not the only greenhouse gas, CO 2 is the poster child. Unsurprisingly, therefore, there is global interest across industrial and academic research in its removal and subsequent valorisation, including to methanol and its surrogates. Although difficult to study, the heterogenous pnictogens represent one important category of catalytic materials for these conversions; their high crustal abundance and low cost offers advantages in terms of sustainability. Here, Zintl clusters based on these elements are studied as homogenous atom-precise models in CO 2 reduction. A family of group 13 functionalized pnictogen clusters with the general formula [(R 2 E)Pn 7 ] 2– (E = B, Al, In; Pn = P, As) is synthesized and their catalytic competency in the reduction of CO 2 probed. Trends in both turnover numbers and frequencies are compared across this series, and [( i Bu 2 Al)P 7 ] 2– found to be very high-performing and recyclable. Electronic structures across the series are compared using density functional theory to provide mechanistic insights. Despite being difficult to study, heterogenous pnictogens are an important category of catalytic materials for CO 2 conversion as their high crustal abundance and low cost offers advantages in terms of sustainability. Here the authors report group 13 functionalized Zintl clusters as homogenous atom-precise models in hydroborative CO 2 reduction.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-54277-z