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Download fileSoluble, crystalline, and thermally stable alkali CO2− and carbonite (CO22−) clusters supported by cyclic(alkyl)(amino) carbenes
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posted on 30.03.2021, 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 GilliardThe 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.