DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202301053 ISSN: 1867-3880
An Improved Manganese Pincer Catalyst for low Temperature Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide to Methanol
Gordon Neitzel, Rauf Razzaq, Anke Spannenberg, Kenta Stier, Marek Checinski, Ralf Jackstell, Matthias Beller- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Catalysis
A manganese pincer complex Mn‐2 for the homogeneously catalysed conversion of CO/H2 to methanol was developed using a novel PNP ligand design. Compared to the previous state‐of‐the‐art catalyst system Mn‐1, the presented Mn‐2 with different substituents at the P‐atoms led to a significant increase of the reaction rate (TOF up to >1600 h‐1).