Rapidly increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations threaten human society, the natural
environment, and the synergy between the two. In order to ameliorate the CO2 problem …

The transformation of carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful chemicals, advanced materials, and
energy is a long-standing challenge in both fundamental science and industry. In recent …

In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of C–H activation methods
promoted by NHC–transition metal complexes, covering the literature since 2002 (the year …

CO2 conversion covers a wide range of possible application areas from fuels to bulk and
commodity chemicals and even to specialty products with biological activity such as …

Driven by the inherent synthetic potential of CO2 as an abundant, inexpensive and
renewable C1 chemical feedstock, the recent years have witnessed renewed interest in …

As a classic strategy to maximize catalytic activity, modulation of the electronic structure of
central metal using organic ligands encounters great challenge in radical reactions …

In 2010 the emission of CO2 from anthropic activities amounted at ca. 30000 Mt, 43% of
which was from coal combustion, 36% from oil, and 20% from gas. 1 Growth of consumption …

The carboxylation of sp3-hybridized C–H bonds with CO2 is a challenging transformation.
Herein, we report a visible-light-mediated carboxylation of benzylic C–H bonds with CO2 …

A bifunctional imidazolium functionalized zirconium metal–organic framework (Zr-MOF),(I−)
Meim-UiO-66 (2), was successfully prepared from the imidazole-containing Zr-MOF Im-UiO …

Imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs), imidazolylidene N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), and
zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are imidazolate motifs which have been extensively …