Fig. 1: Ambiphilic boron-mediated carbon dioxide activation and its related complexes.
From: Carbon dioxide capture and functionalization by bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)-borylene complexes
a Carbon dioxide activation by various ambiphilic boron compounds reported previously. b Established structures of stable transition metal-carbon dioxide complexes and postulated analogues based on boron. c The first stable borylene-carbon dioxide adduct, bis(NHC)-isocyanatoborylene-carbon dioxide adduct 3.
