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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2017-07-01

Journal: SCIENCE CHINA-CHEMISTRY

Included Journals: Scopus、CSCD、EI、SCIE

Volume: 60

Issue: 7

Page Number: 904-911

ISSN: 1674-7291

Key Words: Lewis base; CO2 adduct; organocatalyst; CO2 transformation; cyclic carbonat

Abstract: In the recent decade, the development and application of organocatalysis for CO2 transformation into useful chemicals have attracted much attention. Among these organocatalysts, Lewis base-CO2 adducts (LB-CO2) were found to be more efficient. The used Lewis base has great effect on the catalytic activity of its CO2 adduct. This review reports the recent progress in LB-CO2 adducts catalyzed the cyclization of CO2 with epoxides or aziridines to afford cyclic carbonates or oxazolidinones, the carboxylation of CO2 with propargylic alcohols to alpha-alkylidene cyclic carbonates, and the reduction of CO2 to methanol, formamides and methylamines, with the focus on the catalytic mechanism.