Mechanistic aspects of the rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid - A theoretical and kinetic study

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 4432-4443

  Hutschka, François ^a   Dedieu, Alain ^a   Eichberger, Martin ^b   Fornika, Roland ^b   Leitner, Walter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ab initio calculations; carbon dioxide; catalysis; hydrogenation; rhodium complexes

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

EID: 0030921476     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja961579x     Document Type: Article

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