title: Thiazolium carbene catalysts for the fixation of CO2 onto amines.
abstract: The catalytic N-formylation and N-methylation of amines using CO2 as the carbon source represents a facile and sustainable approach for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and natural products. Herein, we describe highly effective and inexpensive thiazolium carbene-based catalysts derived from vitamin B1 for the N-formylation and N-methylation of amines, using polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) as a reducing agent, which operate under ambient conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. paul.dyson@epfl.ch.
authors.forename: Shoubhik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Felix D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Bobbink
authors.forename: Safak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.forename: Mylène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soudani
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dyson