Reduction of bicarbonate and carbonate to formate in molecular zinc complexes
Abstract
The tris(2-pyridylthio)methylzinc bicarbonate complex, [κ4-Tptm]ZnOCO2H, is reduced by PhSiH3 to give the formate derivative, [κ4-Tptm]ZnO2CH. Isotopic labeling studies demonstrate that the generation of the formate moiety occurs via a sequence that involves release of CO2 followed by insertion into a zinc–hydride bond.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Carbon dioxide conversion