Nature Communications (May 2022)

Tandem utilization of CO2 photoreduction products for the carbonylation of aryl iodides

  • Yuan-Sheng Xia,
  • Meizhong Tang,
  • Lei Zhang,
  • Jiang Liu,
  • Cheng Jiang,
  • Guang-Kuo Gao,
  • Long-Zhang Dong,
  • Lan-Gui Xie,
  • Ya-Qian Lan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30676-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A Ni-based MOF catalyst is reported to facilitate the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO, a low-value product. In tandem, the as-produced CO is used as a reactant in the Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl halides and other fine organic chemicals.