Electrochemically Generated Copper Carbonyl for Selective Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis

Bethan  Davies; Manuel Saric; Marta Figueiredo; Niels Schjødt; Søren Dahl; Poul Moses; Maria Escudero Escribano; Matthias Arenz; Jan Rossmeisl

doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b03682

Electrochemically Generated Copper Carbonyl for Selective Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis

Bethan Davies, Manuel Saric, Marta Figueiredo, Niels Schjødt, Søren Dahl, Poul Moses, Maria Escudero Escribano^*, Matthias Arenz, Jan Rossmeisl

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Department of Chemistry

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Development of electrochemical synthesis routes for high-value chemicals could pave the way for a sustainable chemical industry based on electricity. Herein, the electrochemical synthesis of the industrially relevant and environmentally benign reagent, dimethyl carbonate (DMC), is investigated. By utilizing a combination of electrochemical techniques, in situ infrared spectroscopy, and headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry we show production and spectroelectrochemical evidence for the synthesis of DMC via an electrochemically generated copper carbonyl species. The formation of the copper carbonyl has close to 100% current efficiency, in the applied potential range of 0.1-0.4 V vs SCE. Subsequent formation of DMC occurs with a slow reaction time on the order of 30-40 days. Relative to potential coproducts, the reaction is highly selective for DMC. Optimization of the reaction may lead to a viable method of DMC production.

Original language	English
Journal	ACS Catalysis
Volume	9
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	859-866
Number of pages	8
ISSN	2155-5435
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b03682
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2019

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