The utilization of CO2 as a carbon synthon is a key step in shifting commodity and fine chemicals from petrochemical to renewable resources. While the use of low cost and earth abundant transition metals has made great strides toward this goal, our work has noted a dramatic enhancement in CO2 reduction and related catalytic reactions in the presence of Lewis-acid co-catalysts. Our investigation into catalyst development and mechanistic investigations of CO2 hydrogenation and related reduction reactions will be presented.

Lewis acid enhancement in catalytic CO2 reduction at low cost metals

251st National Meeting (2016)

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