Activation of inert entities has been and continues to be of extreme interest to any organic chemist. This is especially true with activation of atmospheric molecules such as CO<sub>2</sub> or the activation of relatively inert C- O bonds. The development of operationally-simple and practical catalytic methods for the activation of the above-mentioned entities would be highly desirable, as many of the current methods involve the use of stoichiometric amounts or air-sensitive organometallic reagents. In the last years, our research group has reported some progress directed towards the functionalization of C-O bonds and catalytic reductive carboxylation of organic matter with CO<sub>2</sub>. These methods are characterized by their simplicity, wide substrate scope, including challenging substrate combinations with particularly sensitive functional groups and a diverse set of substitution patterns

Ni-catalyzed C-O bond-cleavage and reductive carboxylation techniques with carbon dioxide

251st National Meeting (2016)

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