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. 2012 May 31;109(39):15646-15650. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1119863109

Table 2.

Summary of results for addition of Brönsted acids

Precatalyst
Brönsted acid
Highest icat/ip*
CO2 solubility at highest icat/ip
Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3(MeCN)(OTf) 2 TFE 54.0 (1.6 M) 0.19 M
Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3(MeCN)(OTf) 2 methanol 41.9 (9.9 M) 0.22 M
Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3(MeCN)(OTf) 2 water 9.0 (10.0 M) 0.18 M
Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3(py)(OTf) 3 TFE 62.0 (1.5 M) 0.27 M
Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3(py)(OTf) 3 methanol 28.9 (8.0 M) 0.23 M
Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3(py)(OTf) 3 water 8.2 (7.3 M) 0.19 M
Re(bipy)(CO)3(py)(OTf) TFE 47.1 (0.77 M) 0.27 M
Re(bipy)(CO)3(py)(OTf) phenol 39.5 (0.57 M) 0.30 M
Re(bipy)(CO)3(py)(OTf) methanol 31.1 (7.20 M) 0.24 M
Re(bipy)(CO)3(py)(OTf) water 11.4 (10.4 M) 0.17 M

*Acid concentration in parenthesis.

From Wong et al. (22).