Online Coupling High‐Temperature Electrolysis with Carbonylation Reactions: A Powerful Method for Continuous Carbon Dioxide Utilization
Abstract Despite being widely available, the broad utilization of CO 2 for chemical production remains in its infancy. The difficulty of using CO 2 as an important resource for the chemical industry lies in the high stability of the molecule and its associated inertia. In this work, we demonstrate how to overcome these limitations by utilizing a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) with an optimized cathode to produce dry CO through the high‐temperature electrolysis of CO 2 . We further integrate this process with a synthesis setup in a continuous‐flow coil reactor to boost reactivity in various carbonylation processes, including in amino‐, alkoxy‐, and phenoxycarbonylation, carbonylative Sonogashira couplings, or the synthesis of redox‐active esters. Ultimately, our approach offers a platform strategy for the rapid, scalable, and continuous production of carbonyl compounds directly from CO 2 while eliminating the requirement for storing large CO quantities.
Authors
- Kristóf Stágel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-1446)
- Prasad Kathe
- Alexander Karl Opitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2567-1885)
- Michael Schnürch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-9294)
- Tobias M. Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6339-8341)
- Katharina Bica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2515-9873)
- Kirsten Rath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0231-2239)
Institutions
- TU Wien (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202420578
- Primary Topic
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund
- European Research Council