Metal-free, redox-neutral, and visible light-triggered coupling of CO<sub>2</sub> with epoxides to cyclic carbonates at atmospheric pressure
Sandhya Saini, Shafiur Rehman Khan, Nand Kishor Gour, Ramesh C. Deka, Suman L. Jain
Abstract
The metal-free, redox-neutral, photocatalyzed insertion of CO 2 into epoxides to give cyclic carbonates under visible light irradiation at atmospheric pressure is demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxMetalAtmospheric pressurePhotochemistryChemistryCoupling (piping)Inorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryMetallurgyGeologyOceanographyCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis