article published Felix Krämer author Jan Paradies author 533390000-0002-3698-668X Israel Fernández author Frank Breher author 2 department 389 department <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>We report on so‐called “hidden FLPs” (FLP: frustrated Lewis pair) consisting of a phosphorus ylide featuring a group 13 fragment in the <jats:italic>ortho</jats:italic> position of a phenyl ring scaffold to form five‐membered ring structures. Although the formation of the Lewis acid/base adducts was observed in the solid state, most of the title compounds readily react with carbon dioxide to provide stable insertion products. Strikingly, 0.3–3.0 mol% of the reported aluminum and gallium/carbon‐based ambiphiles catalyze the reduction of CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> to methanol with satisfactory high selectivity and yields using pinacol borane as stoichiometric reduction equivalent. Comprehensive computational studies provided valuable mechanistic insights and shed more light on activity differences.</jats:p> Wiley2023 eng General ChemistryCatalysisOrganic Chemistry 0947-6539 1521-376510.1002/chem.202303380 305 @article{Krämer_Paradies_Fernández_Breher_2023, title={Quo Vadis CO₂ Activation: Catalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Methanol Using Aluminum and Gallium/Carbon‐based Ambiphiles}, volume={30}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380">10.1002/chem.202303380</a>}, number={5}, journal={Chemistry – A European Journal}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Krämer, Felix and Paradies, Jan and Fernández, Israel and Breher, Frank}, year={2023} } Krämer F, Paradies J, Fernández I, Breher F. Quo Vadis CO₂ Activation: Catalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Methanol Using Aluminum and Gallium/Carbon‐based Ambiphiles. <i>Chemistry – A European Journal</i>. 2023;30(5). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380">10.1002/chem.202303380</a> Krämer, Felix, et al. “Quo Vadis CO₂ Activation: Catalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Methanol Using Aluminum and Gallium/Carbon‐based Ambiphiles.” <i>Chemistry – A European Journal</i>, vol. 30, no. 5, Wiley, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380">10.1002/chem.202303380</a>. Krämer, Felix, Jan Paradies, Israel Fernández, and Frank Breher. “Quo Vadis CO₂ Activation: Catalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Methanol Using Aluminum and Gallium/Carbon‐based Ambiphiles.” <i>Chemistry – A European Journal</i> 30, no. 5 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380">https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380</a>. F. Krämer, J. Paradies, I. Fernández, F. Breher, Chemistry – A European Journal 30 (2023). F. Krämer, J. Paradies, I. Fernández, and F. Breher, “Quo Vadis CO₂ Activation: Catalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Methanol Using Aluminum and Gallium/Carbon‐based Ambiphiles,” <i>Chemistry – A European Journal</i>, vol. 30, no. 5, 2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380">10.1002/chem.202303380</a>. Krämer, F., Paradies, J., Fernández, I., &#38; Breher, F. (2023). Quo Vadis CO₂ Activation: Catalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Methanol Using Aluminum and Gallium/Carbon‐based Ambiphiles. <i>Chemistry – A European Journal</i>, <i>30</i>(5). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380">https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303380</a> 525422024-03-13T17:17:52Z2024-03-13T17:18:17Z