Photochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid

Abstract

With the growing awareness of green chemistry, carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has got tremendous attention compared to the carbon capture and storage (CCS). Over the past decades, the development...

Photocatalysis: A Green Tool for Redox Reactions

“…94 Over recent decades, many photoredox systems have been reported, ranging from CO 2 -reduction reactions to more advanced enantioselective radical-addition reactions. 95,96 The main reason for this is the ease of photoredox reactions, their ability to generate highly reac-tive radicals, and the possibility of generating compounds that cannot be synthesized through classical thermal organic chemistry.…”

Recent Advances in Copper‐Catalyzed Carboxylation Reactions with CO2

“…In recent years, the development of efficient transformation of CO 2 into various high value‐added chemicals under mild conditions has received considerable attention and significant advancements have been gained [2] . CO 2 can be applied as an ideal one‐carbon (C1) synthon to build fine chemical products, including CO, [3] HCOOH [4] and diverse organic solvents, [5] under photo‐, transition metal, or electro‐catalysis.…”

One‐Pot Synthesis of Organic Carbonate from Alcohol and Alkyl Bromide under Low CO2 Pressure

“…Various CO 2 fixation processes have been performed with a number of reactive substrates, including organometallic reagents, alcohols, amines, alkynes, and alkenes, providing valuable chemicals such as urea, formic acid, methanol, carboxylic acids, lactones, carbamates, and organic carbonates. [7][8][9][10][11] Especially, the conversion of CO 2 to organic carbonates is a challenging mission in the field of green chemistry. In the organic family, organic carbonates are very important compounds that can replace hazardous reagents in certain organic processes selectively and effectively.…”

“…Among them, the capture of CO 2 , [3] activation and conversion of CO 2 [4–6] are the most attractive. Various CO 2 fixation processes have been performed with a number of reactive substrates, including organometallic reagents, alcohols, amines, alkynes, and alkenes, providing valuable chemicals such as urea, formic acid, methanol, carboxylic acids, lactones, carbamates, and organic carbonates [7–11] . Especially, the conversion of CO 2 to organic carbonates is a challenging mission in the field of green chemistry.…”