CO2 is one of the most important greenhouse gases and a potential low cost carbon source for both commodity chemicals and complex organic molecules. Therefore, activation of CO2 is not only a significant environmental issue, but also has a great impact in industry level. In recent years, the significant interests in conversion of CO2 by transition metal complexes to value-added products have been continuously increasing. In this project, we focus on the activation of CO2 by zinc-alkyl complexes supported by �-diketiminate ligand platform. Zinc complexes have been synthesized and characterized by NMR, X-ray crystallography, IR and mass spectrum. Interesting reactivities of these complexes with CO2 have been observed in NMR studies.

Activation of CO<sub>2</sub> by zinc-β-diketiminate complexes

245th National Meeting (2013)

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Activation of CO2 by zinc-β-diketiminate complexes

Activation of CO₂ by zinc-β-diketiminate complexes