Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India.
Interdisciplinary Programme Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India.
Dalton Trans. 2022 May 31;51(21):8160-8168. doi: 10.1039/d2dt00663d.
Our modern civilization is currently standing at a crossroads due to excessive emission of anthropogenic CO leading to adverse climate change effects. Hence, a proper CO management strategy, including appropriate CO capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), has become a prime concern globally. On the other hand, C chemicals such as methanol (CHOH) and formic acid (HCOOH) have emerged as leading materials for a wide range of applications in various industries, including chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and even energy sectors. Hence, there is a concerted effort to bridge the gap between CO management and methanol/formic acid production by employing CO as a C-synthon. CO hydrogenation to methanol and formic acid has emerged as one of the primary routes for directly converting CO to a copious amount of methanol and formate, which is typically catalyzed by transition metal complexes. In this frontier article, we have primarily discussed the abundant first-row transition metal-driven hydrogenation reaction that has exhibited a significant surge in activity over the past few years. We have also highlighted the potential future direction of the research while incorporating a comparative analysis for the competitive second and third-row transition metal-based hydrogenation.
由于人为排放的 CO 导致气候变化的不利影响，我们现代文明目前正处于十字路口。因此，适当的 CO 管理策略，包括适当的 CO 捕集、利用和封存（CCUS），已成为全球关注的首要问题。另一方面，C 化学品，如甲醇（CHOH）和甲酸（HCOOH），已成为化学、生化、制药、农用化学品甚至能源领域等各种应用的主要材料。因此，人们正在努力通过将 CO 作为 C-合成子来弥合 CO 管理和甲醇/甲酸生产之间的差距。CO 加氢制甲醇和甲酸是将 CO 直接转化为大量甲醇和甲酸盐的主要途径之一，通常由过渡金属配合物催化。在这篇前沿文章中，我们主要讨论了丰富的第一过渡金属驱动的加氢反应，该反应在过去几年中表现出显著的活性增加。我们还强调了研究的潜在未来方向，同时对竞争的第二和第三过渡金属加氢进行了比较分析。
