Effective Fixation of CO2 by Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation

Effective Fixation of CO2 by Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation:

CO₂ as feedstock: An air- and moisture-stable iridium(III) catalyst effectively promotes the hydrosilylation of CO₂. This reaction leads to silyl formate in a highly selective manner and proceeds efficiently under mild conditions, most likely by an outer-sphere mechanism, as suggested by theoretical calculations.