Soft Approaches to CO2 Activation

Shoubhik Das; Felix D. Bobbink; Aswin Gopakumar; Paul J. Dyson

doi:10.2533/chimia.2015.765

Soft Approaches to CO2 Activation

Authors

Shoubhik Das Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Felix D. Bobbink Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Aswin Gopakumar Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Paul J. Dyson Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. paul.dyson@epfl.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.765

Keywords:

Catalysis, Co2 activation, Green chemistry, Sustainable chemistry

Abstract

The utilization of CO2 as a C1 synthon is becoming increasingly important as a feedstock derived from carbon capture and storage technologies. Herein, we describe some of our recent research on carbon dioxide valorization, notably, using organocatalysts to convert CO2 into carboxylic acid, ester, formyl and methyl groups on various organic molecules. We describe these studies within the broader context of CO2 capture and valorization and suggest approaches for future research.