Redox-active metal complexes for catalytic carbon dioxide reduction

二氧化碳的催化化学或电化学还原以从这种丰富的原料中生产C1或C2平台化学品仍然是一个持久的挑战。1这对于将CO2还原为草酸盐（C2O42）尤其如此，这是电子管理方面能量密集度最低的转化（每个CO2一个电子），并且提供了一种可行的C2平台化学品路线。草酸盐的受控催化形成非常罕见，优先考虑从CO2形成草酸盐的新催化途径。

The catalytic chemical or electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to produce platform C1 or C2 chemicals from this plentiful feedstock remains an enduring challenge.1 This is particularly true for the reduction of CO2 to oxalate (C2O42), the least energy intensive conversion in terms of electron management (one electron per CO2) and which provides a viable route to a C2 platform chemical. The controlled catalytic formation of oxalate is very rare and new catalytic routes to its formation from CO2 are a priority.2