Recent Advances in Electrochemical Carboxylation with CO 2

ConspectusCarbon dioxide (CO2) is recognized as a greenhouse gas and a common waste product. Simultaneously, it serves as an advantageous and commercially available C1 building block to generate valuable chemicals. Particularly, carboxylation with CO2 is considered a significant method for the direct and sustainable production of important carboxylic acids. However, the utilization of CO2 is challenging owing to its thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness. Recently, organic electrosynthesis has emerged as a promising approach that utilizes electrons or holes as environmentally friendly redox reagents to produce reactive intermediates in a controlled and selective manner. This technique holds great…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 22225106, 21822108
• DO
  Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province

  Award: 2024NSFSC0027
• SU
  Sichuan University

  Award: 2020SCUNL102
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  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities