CO2 as a Building Block in Organic Synthesis

A guide to the fascinating application of CO2 as a building block in organic synthesis This important book explores modern organic synthesis use of the cheap, non-toxic and abundant chemical CO2as an attractive C1 building block. With contributions from an international panel of experts, CO2 as a Building Block in Organic Synthesis offers a review of the most important reactions which use CO2 as a building block in organic synthesis. The contributors examine a wide-range of CO2 reactions including methylation reactions, CH bond functionalization, carboxylation, cyclic carbonate synthesis, multicomponent reactions, and many more. The book reviews the most recent developments in the field and also: Presents the most important reactions like CH-bond functionalization, carboxylation, carbonate synthesis and many more Contains contributions from an international panel of experts Offers a comprehensive resource for academics and professionals in the field Written for organic chemists, chemists working with or on organometallics, catalytic chemists, pharmaceutical chemists, and chemists in industry, CO2 as Building Block in Organic Synthesis contains an analysis of the most important reactions which use CO2 as an effective building block in organic synthesis.

This book presents the most important reactions which use CO2 as an effective building block in organic synthesis. Reactions like methylation reactions, CH bond functionalization, carboxylation and many more are included and make this book an indispensable source of information.

Photochemical and Substrate Driven CO2 ConversionC-H Carboxylations with CO2Transition metal-catalyzed C-H carboxylationFixation of CO2 in organic molecules with heterogeneous catalystsCO2 Fixation into Organic Molecules via Carbon-heteroatom Bond FormationCarbonyl-Ene Reactions of Alkenes with Carbon DioxideRecent Advances in Electrochemical Carboxylation of Organic Compounds for CO2 ValorisationPhotocatalysis as a powerful tool for the utilization of CO2 in organic synthesisDirect carboxylation of alkenes and alkynesHomogeneous Iron Catalysts for the Synthesis of Useful Molecules from CO2NHC-Catalysed CO2 fixations in organic synthesisSilver-Catalyzed CO2 Fixation