A process for the synthesis of formic acid by CO2 hydrogenation: Thermodynamic aspects and the role of CO

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 32, 2011, Pages 7278-7282

  Schaub, Thomas ^a   Paciello, Rocco A ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide; formic acid; reaction mechanisms; ruthenium; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL SOLVENT; CATALYTIC CYCLES; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; PHOSPHINE COMPLEX; REACTION MECHANISM; THERMODYNAMIC ASPECTS;

FORMIC ACID; HYDROGENATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79960913537     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101292     Document Type: Review

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