Guan Chao, Pan Yupeng, Zhang Tonghuan, Ajitha Manjaly J, Huang Kuo-Wei
KAUST Catalysis Center and Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China.
Chem Asian J. 2020 Apr 1;15(7):937-946. doi: 10.1002/asia.201901676. Epub 2020 Feb 25.
Formic acid (FA) has been extensively studied as one of the most promising hydrogen energy carriers today. The catalytic decarboxylation of FA ideally leads to the formation of CO and H that can be applied in fuel cells. A large number of transition-metal based homogeneous catalysts with high activity and selectivity have been reported for the selective FA dehydrogentaion. In this review, we discussed the recent development of C,N/N,N-ligand and pincer ligand-based homogeneous catalysts for the FA dehydrogenation reaction. Some representative catalysts are further evaluated by the CON/COF assessment (catalyst on-cost number)/(catalyst on-cost frequency). Conclusive remarks are provided with future challenges and opportunities.
甲酸（FA）作为当今最具前景的氢能载体之一，已得到广泛研究。FA的催化脱羧理想情况下会生成可应用于燃料电池的CO和H。大量具有高活性和选择性的过渡金属基均相催化剂已被报道用于FA的选择性脱氢反应。在本综述中，我们讨论了用于FA脱氢反应的基于C,N/N,N配体和钳形配体的均相催化剂的最新进展。通过CON/COF评估（催化剂成本数）/（催化剂成本频率）对一些代表性催化剂进行了进一步评估。给出了结论性评论以及未来的挑战和机遇。
