Conversion of carbon dioxide into methanol with silanes over N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts.
Activate and reduce: Carbon dioxide was reduced with silane using a stable N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalyst to provide methanol under very mild conditions. Dry air can serve as the feedstock, and the organocatalyst is much more efficient than transition-metal catalysts for this reaction. This approach offers a very promising protocol for chemical CO(2) activation and fixation.
Riduan
Siti Nurhanna
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Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669.
Zhang
Yugen
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Ying
Jackie Y
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