Soluble, crystalline, and thermally stable alkali CO <sub>2</sub> <sup>−</sup> and carbonite (CO <sub>2</sub> <sup>2−</sup> ) clusters supported by cyclic(alkyl)(amino) carbenes
Lucas A. Freeman, D. Akachukwu, Haleigh R. Machost, Andrew Molino, Asa W. Nichols, Diane A. Dickie, David J. D. Wilson, Charles W. Machan, Robert J. Gilliard
Abstract
The direct chemical reduction of CAACCO2 adducts by alkali metals to yield multinuclear clusters is reported. The mono- and dianions of CO <sub>2</sub> have been studied for decades and are fundamentally important oxycarbanions and critical species in CO <sub>2</sub> fixation chemistry.
Topics & Concepts
Alkali metalAlkylChemistryCrystallographyOrganic chemistryN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts