Carbon Dioxide to Organic Compounds Assisted by Silanes: Successive Transformation of Silyl Formate to Various Products

Abstract

This review paper summarizes the recent advances in the transformation of silyl formate to various organic compounds using one-pot processes. Silyl formate can be synthesized from CO₂ and hydrosilane via hydrosilylation. Recently, many catalysts have been developed for CO₂ conversion to silyl formate, resulting in the increasing importance of further conversion of silyl formate. A number of conversion reactions of silyl formate are introduced, including hydration, ester formation, amide formation, salt production, carbon–carbon bond formation, and metal carbonyl complex formation. These reactions smoothly proceed because of the high reactivity and electrophilicity of silyl formate. In some cases, the scope of the reaction partners, such as alcohols and amines, will also be discussed.