Category: General

Book Title:
The Chemical Transformations of C1 Compounds

Chapter Title:
Reduction of CO ₂ to CO and Their Applications

Summary:
In the following section, the direct reduction of gaseous CO₂ to CO will be discussed with particular focus on examples demonstrating its application in ensuing reactions. First, the metal-mediated reverse water–gas shift reaction (RWGSR) will be introduced and its utilization in tandem hydroformylation, hydrocarboxylation, hydroalkoxylation, and hydroaminomethylation reactions for the synthesis of aldehydes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and amines, from olefins. Second, the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ and its application in carbonylation chemistry will be discussed, including their advantages and limitations. Finally, the stoichiometric utilization of chemical reductants, containing either boron or silicon, and their application in the, comparatively, mild conversion of CO₂ to CO will be examined.

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NordCO₂ PIs Kathrin Hopmann and Troels Skrydstrup will be participating (with their research groups!) in the Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Center along five other institutions. The centre, based at Aarhus University, is focused on developing technologies for the capture, storage and recycling of CO₂. The grant amount is about 850 million NOK (84.7 million €).