Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 42(123), p. 10122-10126, 2011
Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 42(50), p. 9948-9952
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A highly active iron catalyst for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and bicarbonates works under remarkably low pressures and achieves activities similar to some of the best noble metal catalysts. A mechanism is proposed involving the direct attack of an iron trans-dihydride on carbon dioxide, followed by ligand exchange and dihydrogen coordination.