Di(carbene)-supported nickel species will be presented that effect the room-temperature reduction of CO2 to methanol in the presence of wet sodium borohydride solutions. The catalysts are unusual stability, particularly for a base metal catalyst, enabling &gt; 1.1 million turnovers of CO2. Preliminary mechanistic data collected are most consistent with a mononuclear nickel active species that mediates rate-determining reduction of a boron formate.

Room temperature conversion of CO2 to methanol with nickel catalysis

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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