Carbon dioxide capture and use: Organic synthesis using carbon dioxide from exhaust gas

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/anie.201308341

A carbon capture and use (CCU) strategy was applied to organic synthesis. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) captured directly from exhaust gas was used for organic transformations as efficiently as hyper-pure CO₂ gas from a commercial source, even for highly air- and moisture-sensitive reactions. The CO₂ capturing aqueous ethanolamine solution could be recycled continuously without any diminished reaction efficiency. Exhaust gas is good enough! Carbon dioxide captured directly from exhaust gas was used for organic syntheses (see picture) as efficiently as hyper-pure CO₂ gas from a commercial source, even for highly air- and moisture-sensitive reactions. The CO₂ capturing aqueous ethanolamine solution could be recycled continuously without any diminished reaction efficiency. Copyright