Development of Chemical Reduction of Sugars

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23655057
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Inorganic chemistry
Research Institution	Kinki University (2012) The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (2011)
Principal Investigator	MATSUO Tsukasa 近畿大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (90312800)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	糖 / 化学的還元 / ヒドロシラン / ルイス酸 / 二酸化炭素 / 還元 / 炭化水素 / アルコール / シロキサン
Research Abstract	We have examined the chemical reduction of glucose with hydrosilanes using B(C6F5)3 as a homogeneous catalyst. NMR tube reactions indicate the formation of dihydrogen and siloxane materials, together with a mixture of reduced carbon compounds. We have synthesized new cationic zirconium species supported by the bulky aryloxide ligands, which show excellent catalytic activities toward CO2 reduction using various hydrosilanes as reducing agents under mild conditions.