Synthesis of dimethylformamide from CO2, H2 and dimethylamine over Cu/ZnO

Jinli Liu; Chengkun Guo; Zhaofu Zhang; Tao Jiang; Huizhen Liu; Jinliang Song; Honglei Fan; Buxing Han

doi:10.1039/c0cc00751j

Synthesis of dimethylformamide from CO2, H2 and dimethylamine over Cu/ZnO

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Aug 21;46(31):5770-2. doi: 10.1039/c0cc00751j. Epub 2010 Jul 9.

Authors

Jinli Liu¹, Chengkun Guo, Zhaofu Zhang, Tao Jiang, Huizhen Liu, Jinliang Song, Honglei Fan, Buxing Han

Affiliation

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

PMID: 20617265
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00751j

Abstract

Cheap and simple Cu/ZnO catalysts are very effective and recyclable for the synthesis of dimethylformamide (DMF) from CO(2), H(2), and dimethylamine, and a yield of 97% can be reached.