title: Transition-metal-free catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide.
abstract: Metal-free systems, including frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) have been shown to bind CO2. By reducing the Lewis acidity and basicity of the ambiphilic system, it is possible to generate active catalysts for the deoxygenative hydroboration of carbon dioxide to methanol derivatives with conversion rates comparable to those of transition-metal-based catalysts.
authors: Département de Chimie,Université Laval, 1045 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6 (Canada), Fax: (+1) 418-656-7916. frederic.fontaine@chm.ulaval.ca.
authors: Frédéric-Georges
authors: FG
authors: Fontaine
authors: Marc-André
authors: MA
authors: Courtemanche
authors: Marc-André
authors: MA
authors: Légaré
keywords: carbon dioxide; frustrated Lewis pairs; main group elements; organocatalysis; reduction