Nature Communications (Nov 2018)
Visible light-promoted CO2 fixation with imines to synthesize diaryl α-amino acids
Abstract
Fixation of CO2 in organic molecules is an area of great interest due to the implications in sustainable chemistry. Here, the authors show a visible light-mediated hydrocarboxylation of ketimines with atmospheric CO2 to afford a number of α,α–diaryl α-amino acid derivatives.