title: Using carbon dioxide as a building block in organic synthesis.
abstract: Carbon dioxide exits in the atmosphere and is produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, the fermentation of sugars and the respiration of all living organisms. An active goal in organic synthesis is to take this carbon--trapped in a waste product--and re-use it to build useful chemicals. Recent advances in organometallic chemistry and catalysis provide effective means for the chemical transformation of CO₂ and its incorporation into synthetic organic molecules under mild conditions. Such a use of carbon dioxide as a renewable one-carbon (C1) building block in organic synthesis could contribute to a more sustainable use of resources.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Lipeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jackstell
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beller