Catalyst‐Green Solvent System for Highly Efficient Production of Carboxylic Acids from Light Oxygenates, CO 2 and H 2

作者：Yanyan Wang, Yanru Zhang, Ying Wang, Longbo Zhang, Jun He, Chenglong Yu, Li Yang, Pei Zhang, Jun Ma, Xiaofu Sun, Xinchen Kang, Yuan Zhen, Qingli Qian, Buxing Han · 发表于：ChemCatChem · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1002/cctc.202400077 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis、Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis、CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Abstract Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for the preparation of higher carboxylic acids is attractive and promising. Herein, we demonstrate a general strategy for producing higher carboxylic acids via reaction of CO 2 and H 2 with light (C 2 ~C 4 ) oxygenates such as ketones, alcohols, polyols, ethers and epoxides. In a green solvent consisting of ionic liquid (1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium iodide) and water, the reaction can be efficiently accelerated by RhI 3 catalyst and I 2 promoter at 170 °C. Very high or remarkable yields of higher carboxylic acids were synthesized via C−C bond formation between the intermediates generated from the oxygenates and CO 2 . Detailed study indicated that the catalyst and the solvent had excellent synergistic effect for promoting the reaction. The strategy can effectively convert the bulk and inexpensive feedstocks to value‐added carboxylic acids, and therefore is promising for commercial application.