Capture and fixation of CO2 promoted by guanidine derivatives

Abstract

Guanidine compounds and their derivatives can be developed as catalysts, additives, or promoters in organic synthesis due to their unique chemical properties, which have attracted much attention in the chemistry and catalysis communities. Particularly, the strong basicity and ease of structural modification allow them to offer wide applications in the field of CO2 capture and conversion. Guanidine compounds modified as ionic liquids or heterogeneous catalysts have also been developed for CO2 capture and conversion. In this context, the latest progress on CO2 capture using guanidine and their derivatives as absorbents with high capacity will be summarized. Furthermore, guanidine-catalyzed transformation of CO2 to a series of value-added chemicals with mechanistic consideration on a molecular level will be particularly elaborated in this article. © CSIRO 2014.