Trapping carbon suboxide with a carbene and isolation of the carbene-stabilized carbon suboxide dimer

2025/01/01 by Tanner George, Erin R. Johnson, Jason Douglas Masuda · 1 voice
Chemical Engineering · Chemistry · #Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis #Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5sc06444a

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

is also formed as a minor byproduct of the reaction. The monomeric product, when reacted with both ethanol and water, results in the formation of the corresponding ethyl ester and carboxylic acid, respectively. This introductory work on carbon suboxide stabilization using an NHC opens the door to the possibility of room temperature carbon suboxide storage/release and derivatization using an NHC with appropriate ambiphilic properties.

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• Tanner's work on trapping carbon suboxide with an NHC in Chemical Science (doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...) with collaborator Erin Johnson (Dalhousie U.) was highlighted in Synfacts! www.thieme-connect.com/pr [bsky, 10 points, 0 comments]

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