Coinage metal aluminyl complexes: probing regiochemistry and mechanism in the insertion and reduction of carbon dioxide
Caitilín McManus, Jamie Hicks, Xianlu Cui, Lili Zhao, Gernot Frenking, José M. Goicoechea, Simon Aldridge
Abstract
The differential reactivity of copper, silver and gold aluminyl compounds towards CO 2 and other heteroallenes are probed by experimental and quantum chemical methods.
Topics & Concepts
RegioselectivityReactivity (psychology)CopperCarbon dioxideChemistryMetalQuantum chemicalPhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeCatalysisAlternative medicinePathologyMedicineCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts