Utilization of Formic Acid as C1 Building Block for the Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Formaldehyde Surrogates

• DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201902332
• Publication Date: 2020-02-11T12:16:16Z
• Authors: Kassem Beydoun; Katharina Thenert; Jan Wiesenthal; Corinna Hoppe; Jürgen Klankermayer
• Keywords: Turnover number; Triphos

Abstract Dialkoxymethanes are becoming increasingly important as fuel additives, formaldehyde surrogates, and chemical intermediates, but the effective synthesis remains challenging. Herein, catalytic of dialkoxymethane products using a molecular catalyst is reported. The system, comprising [Ru(triphos)(tmm)] in combination with Lewis acid Al(OTf) 3 , enables direct formic C1 building block high to excellent turnover numbers.