This invention provides a reversible hydrogen loading and discharging system and a reversible method for loading and discharging hydrogen. The system and the methods of this invention comprise ethylene glycol as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier and at least one transition metal. By reacting ethylene glycol with at least one transition metal; at least one hydrogen molecule and at least one oligoester of ethylene glycol are formed (hydrogen releasing)⋅, and by reacting at least one oligoester of ethylene glycol with at least one transition metal and at least one hydrogen molecule, at least one ethylene glycol is formed (hydrogen loading).

This invention provides a reversible hydrogen loading and discharging system and a reversible method for loading and discharging hydrogen. The system and the methods of this invention comprise ethylene glycol as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier and at least one transition metal. By reacting ethylene glycol with at least one transition metal; at least one hydrogen molecule and at least one oligoester of ethylene glycol are formed (hydrogen releasing)⋅, and by reacting at least one oligoester of ethylene glycol with at least one transition metal and at least one hydrogen molecule, at least one ethylene glycol is formed (hydrogen loading).

The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. More particularly, it concerns valuable new chemical intermediates for producing perfuming ingredients. Moreover, the present invention comprises also a process for producing compound of formula (I).

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The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. More particularly, it concerns valuable new chemical intermediates for producing perfuming ingredients. Moreover, the present invention comprises also a process for producing compound of formula (I).

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The invention relates to a method for producing a formate, the method including reacting hydrogen with carbon dioxide, a hydrogen carbonate or a carbonate using a catalyst in the presence of a solvent, wherein the reaction is a two-phase system in which an organic solvent and an aqueous solvent are present in a separated state in the solvent, and the catalyst is at least one selected from a ruthenium complex represented by the formula (1) in the specification, a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, and a salt compound of the complex, tautomer or stereoisomer.

Spent polyurethanes are returned to the value chain by hydrogenating the spent polyurethanes in a hydrogen atmosphere in the presence of at least one homogeneous transition metal catalyst complex, wherein the transition metal is selected from metals of groups 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the periodic table of elements according to IUPAC, to obtain a polyamine and a polyol. The hydrogenation is carried out at a reaction temperature of at least 120° C. in a non-reducible solvent having a dipole moment of 10-10.sup.30 C.Math.m or less.

Spent polyurethanes are returned to the value chain by hydrogenating the spent polyurethanes in a hydrogen atmosphere in the presence of at least one homogeneous transition metal catalyst complex, wherein the transition metal is selected from metals of groups 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the periodic table of elements according to IUPAC, to obtain a polyamine and a polyol. The hydrogenation is carried out at a reaction temperature of at least 120° C. in a non-reducible solvent having a dipole moment of 10-10.sup.30 C.Math.m or less.

Mixture of bisphosphites having an open and a closed outer unit and the use thereof as a catalyst mixture in hydroformylation.

Disclosed herein is a method for selectively reducing, using electrical energy, CO.sub.2 to carbon monoxide, a catalyst for use in the method, and an electrochemical reduction system. The method for producing carbon monoxide by electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide of the present invention includes (a) reacting carbon dioxide with a metal complex represented by formula (1), and (b) applying a voltage to a reaction product of the carbon dioxide and the metal complex represented by formula (1):

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A method for preparing formamide compounds via hydrogenation of carbon dioxide catalyzed by porous materials includes the following steps: by taking porous organometallic polymers as catalysts, reacting amine compounds with carbon dioxide and hydrogen under an air atmosphere to prepare formamide compounds. The method has the advantages of high reaction efficiency, good selectivity, mild conditions, economy, environmental protection, and simple operation. The catalysts are solid organometallic polymers with large specific surface area, strong carbon dioxide adsorption, hierarchical pore distribution, and uniformly dispersed metal centers. They are designed and synthesized as the reaction catalysts by changing the proportion of the cross-linked comonomer. The catalysts can be especially used for catalytic synthesis of fine chemical N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) without addition of any additional solvent, alkali, or other additives, which is convenient for separation and purification of DMF.