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

在这个由化学部化学催化项目资助的项目中，高露洁大学的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更环保的重要工业材料的合成。该项目对提高原子效率和极性键氧化还原转化的可持续性具有潜在的意义。由于该研究完全由本科生进行，因此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加氢和脱氢的钌钳和铁钳催化剂及其机理表征。该项目特别侧重于使用储量丰富的金属铁来替代更稀有、更昂贵的钌。主要目标是开发目前未知转化的铁催化剂，例如酯和酰胺的加氢以及二氧化碳加氢生成甲醇，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.