RUI: Bifunctional Catalysts for the Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation of Polar Bonds

在这个由化学系化学催化项目资助的项目中，Colgate大学的Anthony Chianese教授正在开发新的催化剂，以实现太阳能的化学储存和重要工业材料的更环保的合成。该项目在提高极性键的原子效率和氧化还原转化的可持续性方面具有潜在的意义。由于该研究完全由本科生进行，该项目将有助于培养未来的科学家。该项目旨在开发用于极性键氢化和脱氢的钌和铁钳形催化剂并对其进行机械表征。特别是，该项目的重点是使用高度丰富的金属铁作为更稀有和更昂贵的钌的替代品。主要目标是开发用于目前未知转化的铁催化剂，例如酯和酰胺的氢化和二氧化碳氢化生成甲醇，以及相应的脱氢反应。

In this project funded by the Chemical Catalysis program of the Chemistry Division, Professor Anthony Chianese of Colgate University is developing new catalysts to enable the chemical storage of solar energy and the more environmentally benign synthesis of important industrial materials. This project has potential significance in increasing the atom efficiency and sustainability of redox transformations of polar bonds. As the research is conducted entirely by undergraduate students, the project will facilitate the training of future scientists.The project is directed at the development and mechanistic characterization of ruthenium- and iron-pincer catalysts for the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of polar bonds. In particular, the project focuses on using the highly abundant metal iron as a replacement for rarer and more expensive ruthenium. The primary goal is to pursue the development of iron catalysts for currently unknown transformations, such as the hydrogenation of esters and amides and the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to give methanol, as well as the corresponding dehydrogenation reactions.