The reaction of formic acid with RaneyTM copper

Callear, Samantha K., Silverwood, Ian P., Chutia, Arunabhiram, Catlow, Charles Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-1541 and Parker, Stewart F. 2016. The reaction of formic acid with RaneyTM copper. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 472 (2188) , -. 10.1098/rspa.2016.0126

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Abstract

The interaction of formic acid with RaneyTM Cu proves to be complex. Rather than the expected generation of a monolayer of bidentate formate, we find the formation of a Cu(II) compound. This process occurs by direct reaction of copper and formic acid; in contrast, previous methods are by solution reaction. This is a rare example of formic acid acting as an oxidant rather than, as more commonly found, a reductant. The combination of diffraction, spectroscopic and computational methods has allowed this unexpected process to be characterized.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA)
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society, The
ISSN:	1364-5021
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	22 March 2016
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 06:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/91379

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