Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.137, No.44, 14063-14066, 2015
Light-Driven Carboxylation of o-Alkylphenyl Ketones with CO2
o-Alkylphenyl ketones undergo a C-C bond forming carboxylation reaction with CO2 simply upon irradiation with UV light or even solar light. The reaction presents a clean process exploiting light energy as the driving force for carboxylation of organic molecules with CO2.