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European scientists have synthesised uranium complexes that take them a step closer to producing commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide.
Widespread fossil fuel depletion and concerns over levels of climatic carbon dioxide are motivating research to convert this small molecule into value-added chemicals. Organometallic uranium complexes have successfully activated various small molecules before. However, there were no reports of an actinide metal complex that could reductively couple with carbon dioxide to give a segment made from two carbon dioxide molecules – an oxalate dianion.
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Controlling selectivity in the reductive activation of CO2 by mixed sandwich uranium(III) complexes
Nikolaos Tsoureas, Ludovic Castro, Alexander F. R. Kilpatrick, F. Geoffey N. Cloke and Laurent Maron
Chem. Sci., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4SC01401D, Edge Article
