Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669.
J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Jan 27;132(3):914-5. doi: 10.1021/ja909038t.
The catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide under mild conditions using aromatic aldehydes as reductants and NHCs as organocatalysts was developed. This carbon dioxide splitting reaction provides a new method for metal-free carbon dioxide reduction and steps forward in utilizing carbon dioxide as a renewable "green" source under mild conditions. On the other hand, this reaction also shows a new economical way to oxidize aromatic aldehydes under mild conditions with carbon dioxide and could be applied in pharmaceutical synthesis.
发展了一种在温和条件下使用芳香醛作为还原剂和 NHCs 作为有机催化剂将二氧化碳催化还原为一氧化碳的方法。这种二氧化碳分解反应为无金属二氧化碳还原提供了一种新方法，并推动了在温和条件下利用二氧化碳作为可再生“绿色”资源的进程。另一方面，该反应还为温和条件下以二氧化碳氧化芳香醛提供了一种新的经济方法，可应用于药物合成。
