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Recently, indium-based catalysts have shown promise in this reaction, but they are plagued by shortcomings such as structural instability during the reaction and low selectivity. Here, we report a new strategy of controlling the selectivity and stability of bimetallic magnetically recoverable indium-based catalysts deposited onto a solid support. This was accomplished by the introduction of a structural promoter: a branched pyridylphenylene polymer (PPP). The selectivity of methanol formation for this catalyst reached 98.5%, while in the absence of PPP, the catalysts produced a large amount of methane, and the selectivity was about 70.2%. The methanol production rate was higher by a factor of twelve compared to that of a commercial Cu-based catalyst. Along with tuning selectivity, PPP allowed the catalyst to maintain a high stability, enhancing the CO2 sorption capacity and the protection of In against sintering and over-reduction. A careful evaluation of the structure\u2013activity relationships allowed us to balance the catalyst composition with a high level of structural control, providing synergy between the support, magnetic constituent, catalytic species, and the stabilizing polymer layer. We also uncovered the role of each component in the ultimate methanol activity and selectivity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano13232996","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,22]],"date-time":"2023-11-22T10:41:51Z","timestamp":1700649711000},"page":"2996","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Highly Selective CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Complex In\/Co Catalysts: Effect of Polymer Frame"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-8286-5379","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Svetlana A.","family":"Sorokina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"A.N. 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