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Abstract
Selective hydrogenation of bicarbonate to formate catalyzed by a ruthenium(III) complex, [RuIII(edta)] (edta4− = ethylenediaminetetraacetate), at moderate H2 pressure (2–8 atm) and temperature (30–40 °C) is reported. Formation of formate, the only reduction product, was identified by 13C NMR analysis of the resultant reaction mixture. Based on the spectral data, a working mechanism (admittedly speculative) involving the formation of ruthenium(III)-bicarbonate complex, [RuIII(edta)(HCO3)]2−, is proposed for the catalytic reaction.
Acknowledgement
DC is thankful to Dr P. Pal Roy, Director of the CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, for his support of this work. PS thanks to CSIR, New Delhi, for junior research fellowship.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Funding
This work was supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [grant number SR/S1/IC-04/2011].
