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From Carbon Dioxide to Methane:  Homogeneous Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Hydrosilanes Catalyzed by Zirconium−Borane Complexes

Journal of the American Chemical SocietyPublished 31 August 2006
Tsukasa Matsuo, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi
Citations233
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.55
SNIP2.61

TL;DR

A mixture of a zirconium benzyl phenoxide complex and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane is reported that catalyzes the hydrosilation reaction of carbon dioxide to generate methane via a bis(silyl)acetal intermediate.

Abstract

A mixture of a zirconium benzyl phenoxide complex and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane is reported that catalyzes the hydrosilation reaction of carbon dioxide to generate methane via a bis(silyl)acetal intermediate.

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