“…Mechanistically, it demonstrated that CO 2 dissolved in water generates H 2 CO 3 which couples with and thus activates the nitrobenzene molecules adsorbed on the Pd surface, giving high yields of cyclohexanone (90‐97 %). An important point to consider relates to the post‐catalysis purification of gaseous‐H 2 CO 3 ‐catalyzed reaction products like cyclohexanone: unlike a liquid or solid ligand (e. g. triethanolamine, ethylenediamine, (R,R)‐2,3‐Bis(t‐butylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline, 4,4′‐di‐(3‐pentyl)‐2,2′‐dipyridyl, or 2,2′‐bipyridine‐4,4′‐dicarboxylic acid chloride), gaseous CO 2 can be easily sequestered upon completion of a reaction, dramatically simplifying any required clean‐up steps.…”