Creating Added Value with a Waste: Methylation ofAmines with CO2 and H2

Anis Tlili (1) , Xavier Frogneux (1) , Enguerrand Blondiaux (1) , Thibault Cantat (1)

1 LCMCE - Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et de Catalyse pour l'Energie (ex LCCEF)

Unknown before 2013, a novel methodology utilizes CO2 as a carbon source for the methylation of amines, with water as the by‐product. This strategy offers a sustainable route to methylamines by converting CO2 to value‐added chemicals, using molecular hydrogen as a cheap and renewable reductant. The method may open novel applications for recycling CO2 to bulk and fine chemicals.

Domaines: Chimie de coordination

Anis Tlili, Xavier Frogneux, Enguerrand Blondiaux, Thibault Cantat. Creating Added Value with a Waste: Methylation ofAmines with CO2 and H2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53 (10), pp.2543 - 2545. ⟨10.1002/anie.201310337⟩. ⟨hal-01157642⟩