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Photoredox Catalysis as a Strategy for CO 2 Incorporation: Direct Access to Carboxylic Acids from a Renewable Feedstock
Author(s) -
Yeung Charles S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201806285
Subject(s) - catalysis , raw material , reagent , renewable energy , sustainability , biochemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , photoredox catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , photocatalysis , materials science , engineering , electrical engineering , ecology , biology
Carbon dioxide is an attractive reagent for organic synthesis from the standpoint of global sustainability. Its widespread use, however, is hampered by the fact that it is poorly reactive. New catalysts and technologies that enable C−C bond constructions are thus of high intrinsic value. This Minireview describes recent advances in the area of photoredox catalysis as an enabling strategy for promoting carboxylations.