Synthesis of higher carboxylic acids from ethers, CO2 and H2

CO2 conversion into value-added chemicals is a promising strategy to exploit renewable feedstocks. Here, the authors report the iridium-catalysed synthesis of higher carboxylic acids from ethers, CO2 and H2.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ying Wang, Qingli Qian, Jingjing Zhang, Bernard Baffour Asare Bediako, Zhenpeng Wang, Huizhen Liu, Buxing Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13463-0