“…Initially,the inner Zn 2 moiety of 2 is reduced to give hydride complex 2 H . [17] Insertion of aCO 2 molecule gives formate 2 OCHO .Subsequent reaction with phenylsilane gives silylformate at 30 8 8C, and further successive reactions with phenylsilane take place at 100 8 8Ct og ive methoxysilane species.S ilylformate and methoxysilane react with 8a to afford 9a and 10 a,r espectively.D FT calculations support 2 H and 2 OCHO as plausible intermediates (Supporting Information, Figure S11). [18] In summary,w ed emonstrated that binaphthyl-bipyridyl ligands and metal acetates self-assembled to form novel multinuclear Zn II and Ni II complexes.T hese complexes acted as multitask catalysts for CO 2 fixations,the synthesis of cyclic…”