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CHEMICAL RECORD
Volume 20, Issue 6, Pages 494-512Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201900060
Keywords
alkynes; carbon dioxide; carboxylation; copper catalysts; N-heterocyclic carbene
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP17H06451, JP17K08232]
- Incentive Research Projects from RIKEN
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The development of versatile catalyst systems and new transformations for the utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) is of great interest and significance. This Personal Account reviews our studies on the exploration of the reactions of CO2 with various substrates by the use of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-copper catalysts. The carboxylation of organoboron compounds gave access to a wide range of carboxylic acids with excellent functional group tolerance. The C-H bond carboxylation with CO2 emerged as a straightforward protocol for the preparation of a series of aromatic carboxylic esters and butenoates from simple substrates. The hydrosilylation of CO2 with hydrosilanes provided an efficient method for the synthesis of silyl formate on gram scale. The hydrogenative or alkylative carboxylation of alkynes, ynamides and allenamides yielded useful alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids and alpha,beta-dehydro amino acid esters. The boracarboxylation of alkynes or aldehydes afforded the novel lithium cyclic boralactone or boracarbonate products, respectively. The NHC-copper catalysts generally featured excellent functional group compatibility, broad substrate scope, high efficiency, and high regio- and stereoselectivity. The unique electronic and steric properties of the NHC-copper units also enabled the isolation and structural characterization of some key intermediates for better understanding of the catalytic reaction mechanisms.
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