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Achieving Moderate Pressures in Sealed Vessels Using Dry Ice As a Solid CO2 Source
Published on: August 17, 2018
Chemistry of carbon dioxide relevant to its utilization: a personal perspective
1Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States. djdarens@mail.chem.tamu.edu
Abstract:
This presentation provides a review of the author's research group's contributions to the organometallic chemistry of carbon dioxide with a focus on incorporating this information into the development of an effective means for producing chemicals from this greenhouse gas. The types of chemistry addressed include insertion reactions of CO(2) into M-H, M-C, and M-O bonds as well as seminal contributions related to the copolymerization reactions of CO(2) and cyclic ethers. Relevant to this latter subject, efforts were made to place the author's achievements into perspective with the accomplishments of other investigators, but these efforts were not meant to be exhaustive.
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