Issue 5, 2022

Synthesis of carboxylic acids via the hydrocarboxylation of alcohols with CO2 and H2

Abstract

Production of higher carboxylic acids from CO2 and H2 is a novel and very attractive topic. Herein we present a protocol of synthesizing C3+ carboxylic acids via the reaction of alcohols with CO2 and H2. A catalytic system consisting of iridium(III) acetate and LiI could effectively accelerate this reaction. The reaction could occur at above 120 °C and the best result was obtained at 170 °C. The catalytic system could be applied to various alcohols (primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols and polyols). The reaction mechanism was proposed based on systematic control experiments.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of carboxylic acids via the hydrocarboxylation of alcohols with CO2 and H2

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Dec. 2021
Accepted
31 Janv. 2022
First published
04 Febr. 2022

Green Chem., 2022,24, 1973-1977

Synthesis of carboxylic acids via the hydrocarboxylation of alcohols with CO2 and H2

Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, Q. Qian, Y. Li, B. B. Asare Bediako, J. Zhang, J. Yang, Z. Li and B. Han, Green Chem., 2022, 24, 1973 DOI: 10.1039/D1GC04569E

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