Abstract
A plethora of methods have been developed over the years so that carbon dioxide can be used as a reactant in organic synthesis. Given the abundance of this compound, its utilization in synthetic chemistry, particularly on an industrial scale, is still at a rather low level. In the last 35 years, considerable research has been performed to find catalytic routes to transform CO2 into carboxylic acids, esters, lactones, and polymers in an economic way. This Review presents an overview of the available homogeneous catalytic routes that use carbon dioxide as a C1 carbon source for the synthesis of industrial products as well as fine chemicals.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8662-8690 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue number | 37 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 29 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KSA-C0069/UK-C0020
Acknowledgements: Diese Arbeit wurde unterstutzt durch Award No. KSA-C0069/UK-C0020 von der King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.