title: From carbon dioxide to methane: homogeneous reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrosilanes catalyzed by zirconium-borane complexes.
abstract: A mixture of a zirconium benzyl phenoxide complex and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane is reported that catalyzes the hydrosilation reaction of carbon dioxide to generate methane via a bis(silyl)acetal intermediate.
authors.affiliation: Coordination Chemistry Laboratories, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
mesh_terms: D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001880:Boranes; D012821:Silanes; D012833:Siloxanes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D015040:Zirconium; D008697:Methane