title: Reductive disproportionation of carbon dioxide by a sm(II) complex: unprecedented f-block element reactivity giving a carbonate complex.
abstract: A macrocyclic organosamarium(II) complex has been shown to provide the first example of the reductive disproportionation of carbon dioxide, giving a bimetallic carbonate complex and carbon monoxide in a facile reaction under ambient conditions.
authors.affiliation: Central Science Laboratory, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 74, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
authors.forename: Noel W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Alistair S P
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang