The elusive abnormal CO2 insertion enabled by metal-ligand cooperative 
photochemical selectivity inversion.

Schneck, F.; Ahrens, J.; Finger, M.; Stückl, A. C.; Würtele, C.; Schwarzer, D.; Schneider, S.

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03239-3

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The elusive abnormal CO₂ insertion enabled by metal-ligand cooperative photochemical selectivity inversion.

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Ahrens, J.
Department of Dynamics at Surfaces, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Schwarzer, D.
Department of Dynamics at Surfaces, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Schneck, F., Ahrens, J., Finger, M., Stückl, A. C., Würtele, C., Schwarzer, D., et al. (2018). The elusive abnormal CO₂ insertion enabled by metal-ligand cooperative photochemical selectivity inversion. Nature Communications, 9(1): 1161. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03239-3.

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Abstract

Direct hydrogenation of CO2 to CO, the reverse water-gas shift reaction, is an attractive route to CO2 utilization. However, the use of molecular catalysts is impeded by the general reactivity of metal hydrides with CO2. Insertion into M-H bonds results in formates (MO(O)CH), whereas the abnormal insertion to the hydroxycarbonyl isomer (MC(O)OH), which is the key intermediate for CO-selective catalysis, has never been directly observed. We here report that the selectivity of CO2 insertion into a Ni-H bond can be inverted from normal to abnormal insertion upon switching from thermal to photochemical conditions. Mechanistic examination for abnormal insertion indicates photochemical N-H reductive elimination as the pivotal step that leads to an umpolung of the hydride ligand. This study conceptually introduces metal-ligand cooperation for selectivity control in photochemical transformations.