Dimethoxymethane (OME₁) is an important chemical and has vast applications. However, the current commercial method to produce this chemical suffers high exergy loss. In this study, we demonstrate a one-pot approach to synthesize OME₁ from syngas. OME₁ was produced using a Ru promoted catalyst via a cascade reaction of hydrogenation of carbon monoxide into formaldehyde, followed by acetalization with methanol in liquid media. Results show that the catalytic activity of these Ru promoted catalysts in converting CO and H₂ to OME₁ was in the following order: Ru–Ni > Ru–Cu > Ru.

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在甲醇介质中通过一氧化碳的催化加氢生产二甲氧基甲烷

二甲氧基甲烷（OME ₁）是一种重要的化学物质，具有广阔的应用前景。但是，目前生产这种化学品的商业方法遭受了高的火用损失。在这项研究中，我们展示了一种一锅法从合成气中合成OME ₁。OME ₁是使用Ru促进的催化剂通过一氧化碳加氢成甲醛，然后在液体介质中用甲醇缩醛化的级联反应生产的。结果表明，这些Ru助催化剂将CO和H ₂转化为OME ₁的催化活性的顺序为：Ru-Ni> Ru-Cu> Ru。