Selective formic acid dehydrogenation at low temperature over a RuO2/COF pre-catalyst synthesized on the gram scale

A pre-catalyst, consisting of RuO2 nanoparticles and clusters anchored on TpBD-Me-2 COF, was synthesized. During catalytic formic acid dehydrogenation, RuO2 undergoes in situ reduction to metallic Ru, forming an active and selective catalyst, which outperforms the commercial Ru-C catalyst. The chemical structure of the COF supporting material is maintained during stability testing.