Catalytic reduction of CO(2) to CO by using zinc(II) and in situ generated carbodiphosphoranes.
Playing it 'CO'ol: CO(2)  is catalytically reduced to CO with concurrent oxidation of phosphine to phosphineoxide by using an in situ generated catalyst derived from a carbodiphosphorane and zinc(II).
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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