Soluble, crystalline, and thermally stable alkali CO2− and carbonite (CO22−) clusters supported by cyclic(alkyl)(amino) carbenes

Freeman, Lucas A; D, Akachukwu; Machost, Haleigh R; Molino, Andrew; Nichols, Asa W; Dickie, Diane A; Wilson, David; Machan, Charles W; Gilliard, Robert J

doi:10.26181/6062772b71f11

Soluble, crystalline, and thermally stable alkali CO2− and carbonite (CO22−) clusters supported by cyclic(alkyl)(amino) carbenes

journal contribution

posted on 2021-03-30, 00:56 authored by Lucas A Freeman, Akachukwu D Obi, Haleigh R Machost, Andrew MolinoAndrew Molino, Asa W Nichols, Diane A Dickie, David WilsonDavid Wilson, Charles W Machan, Robert J Gilliard

The direct chemical reduction of CAACCO2 adducts by alkali metals to yield multinuclear clusters is reported. The mono- and dianions of CO₂ have been studied for decades and are fundamentally important oxycarbanions and critical species in CO₂ fixation chemistry.

History

Journal

Chemical Science

Volume

12

Issue

10

Pagination

(p. 3544-3550)

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

ISSN

2041-6520

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