title: Trapping atmospheric CO2 with gold.
abstract: The ability of gold-hydroxides to fix CO2 is reported. [Au(IPr)(OH)] and [{Au(IPr)}2(μ-OH)][BF4] react with atmospheric CO2 to form the trigold carbonate complex [{Au(IPr)}3(μ(3)-CO3)][BF4]. Reactivity studies revealed that this complex behaves as two basic and one cationic Au centres, and that it is catalytically active. DFT calculations and kinetic experiments have been carried out.
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK. snolan@st-andrews.ac.uk.
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authors.lastname: Collado
authors.forename: Adrián
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authors.lastname: Gómez-Suárez
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