Cover Feature: Homogeneous Catalytic Reduction of CO2 with Silicon-Hydrides, State of the Art (ChemCatChem 1/2019)

The Cover Feature shows the formation of silylformates, bis(silyl)acetals or methoxysilanes by catalytic reduction of CO2 with hydrosilanes. In their Full Paper, F. J. Fernández-Alvarez and L. A. Oro summarize the different catalytic systems that have shown to be efficient for the transformation of CO2 into value added chemicals using silicon-hydrides as reductants. Moreover, a description of some catalysts that have been employed for the formylation and/or methylation of the N−H bonds of secondary and/or primary amines by their reaction with CO2 and hydrosilanes have also been included. In addition, this Review also contains a brief description of the performance and conditions of each reaction. More information can be found in the Full Paper by F. J. Fernández-Alvarez and L. A. Oro on page 4783 in Issue 21, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800699).