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Endogenous X–CO species enable catalyst-free formylation prerequisite for CO2 reductive upgrading†
Hongguo Wu,Wenshuai Dai,Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan,Hu Li,Song Yang
Green Chemistry Pub Date : 08/14/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D0GC02142C
Abstract

CO2, the main component of greenhouse gas, is currently developed as a promising surrogate of carbon feedstock. Among various conversion routes, CO2 undergoing catalytic reduction can furnish hydrogen/energy carriers and value-added chemicals, while specific metal-containing catalysts or organocatalysts are often prerequisite for smooth proceeding of the involved reaction processes. In this work, both formic acid and N-containing benzoheterocyclic compounds (including various benzimidazoles, benzothiazole, and benzoxazole) along with silanols could be synthesized with high yields (>90%) from catalyst-free reductive upgrading of CO2 under mild conditions (50 °C). The endogenous X–C[double bond, length as m-dash]O species, derived from the N-methyl-substituted amide-based solvent [Me2N–C([double bond, length as m-dash]O)–R], especially PolarClean, and O-formyl group [O–C([double bond, length as m-dash]O)–H] of in situ formed silyl formate, were found to play a prominent promotional role in the activation of the used hydrosilane for reductive CO2 insertion, as demonstrated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and isotopic labeling experiments. Moreover, reaction mechanisms and condition-based sensitivity assessment were also delineated.

Graphical abstract: Endogenous X–C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] O species enable catalyst-free formylation prerequisite for CO2 reductive upgrading
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