Organocatalytic Transformation of Carbon Dioxide

Abstract

Catalytic transformation of CO2 into the value-added organic compounds is a very important and hot research topic in organic synthetic chemistry and green chemistry from the viewpoint of developing CO2 as C resource. Organocatalytic reactions employing metal-free organic molecules as catalysts have received unprecedented attention in recent years, with the significant advantages of the catalysts being usually inexpensive and stable, and the reactions can be performed under air. This chapter summarizes and gives an overview of the recent advances in the organocatalytic transformation of CO2 into cyclic carbonates, 2-oxazolidinones, carboxylic derivatives, as well as the synthesis of CO2 -adducts and their application as CO2 carriers.