Tandem Functionalization-Carboxylation Reactions of π-Systems with CO2

Abstract

The tandem catalytic functionalization/carboxylation of double as well as triple carbon-carbon bonds with CO2 represent an emerging research area in synthetic organic methodology. In particular, the combination of mild reaction conditions, stoichiometric acceptor/donorless conditions (visible light photoredox catalysis) and chiral catalysts contributed to a rapid development of this intriguing research area capable of creating chemical diversity/ complexity from readily available unsaturated hydrocarbons and CO2 as a C1-buinding block. The most recent developments in the field have been collected in the present review article and organized, based on the different sets of π-systems/intermediates/reactive partners employed (i.e., nickelalactones, organo-halides) as well as synthetic strategies (i.e., visible-light photo redox catalysis).