Selective reduction of CO₂ to a methanol equivalent by B(C₆F₅)₃-activated alkaline earth catalysis

Abstract

Magnesium and calcium hydrido-tris(pentafluorophenyl)borate derivatives catalyse the completely selective reductive hydroboration of CO₂ with pinacolborane (HBpin) to provide the methanol equivalent, CH₃OBpin.