Trapping formaldehyde in the homogeneous catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

S Bontemps, S Sabo??Etienne

Index: Bontemps, Sebastien; Sabo-Etienne, Sylviane Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2013 , vol. 52, # 39 p. 10253 - 10255

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Abstract

The abundance, low cost, and low toxicity of CO2 make it an attractive carbon source.[1] Nature succeeds in transforming CO2 into carbohydrates by photosynthesis,[2] but the reduction of this highly oxidized molecule is a significant challenge for chemists.[3] Following the pioneering studies of Sadighi et al.[4] and Kawagushi et al.,[5] it has been demonstrated that oxygen abstraction from CO2 can be achieved under rather mild ...