Selective reduction of carbon dioxide to bis(silyl)acetal catalyzed by a PBP-supported nickel complex

Abstract

The selective reduction of CO₂ to the formaldehyde level remains an important challenge and to date only a few catalysts have been developed for this reaction. Herein, we report an efficient catalyst that consists of a bis(phosphino)boryl nickel hydride complex in combination with B(C₆F₅)₃, for the highly selective hydrosilation of CO₂ to bis(silyl)acetal derivatives.