Review
Carbon dioxide cycle via electrocatalysis: Electrochemical carboxylation of CO2 and decarboxylative functionalization of carboxylic acids

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Abstract

As one of the most important biogeochemical cycles, the carbon dioxide (CO2) cycle between atmosphere and biosphere has a profound impact on the life on earth. Therefore, the search for sustainable solutions to normalize the currently unbalanced carbon dioxide cycle is the central research topic of many scientific disciplines. The green and sustainable electrocatalysis offers a very promising answer to currently unbalanced carbon dioxide cycle. In this review, recent advances in electrocatalysis enabled CO2 cycle including the electrochemical carboxylation of CO2 and decarboxylative functionalization of carboxylic acids are highlighted.

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Recent advances in electrocatalysis enabled CO2 cycle including the electrochemical carboxylation of CO2 and decarboxylative functionalization of carboxylic acids are highlighted.

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Keywords

Carbon dioxide
Electrocatalysis
Carboxylation
Decarboxylation
Continuous-flow

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Zixin Yang obtained his B.S. in chemistry in 2019 from Chongqing University of Science and Technology. Currently, he is carrying out his master’s studies under the guidance of Prof. Ke-Yin Ye and Prof. Fen-Er Chen at Fuzhou University on electrochemical synthesis.

Yi Yu obtained her master degree in organic chemistry in 2019 from Jiangxi Normal University. Then she moved to the Fuzhou University for her doctoral studies under the guidance of Prof. Ke-Yin Ye. Her research interests focused on electrochemical synthesis.

Liangchuan Lai obtained his bachelor degree in applied chemistry in 2020 from Jiangxi Agricultural University. Then he moved to Fuzhou University for his master studies under the guidance of Prof. Fen-Er Chen.

Ledan Zhou obtained his B.S. in applied chemistry in 2020 from Jiangxi Normal University. Then he moved to Fuzhou University for his master studies under the guidance of Prof. Fen-Er Chen.

Prof. Dr. Ke-Yin Ye obtained his bachelor degree from Xiamen University (mentors: Prof. Pei-Qiang Huang and Prof. Hong-Kui Zhang) and PhD from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (mentors: Prof. Li-Xin Dai and Prof. Shu-Li You). He then conducted his postdoctoral research with Prof. Gerhard Erker (Universität Münster) and Prof. Song Lin (Cornell University), respectively. Since June 2019 he started his independent career at Fuzhou University as a Minjiang Professor. His research interests include organometallics, asymmetric catalysis and electrosynthesis.

Professor Fen-Er Chen received a M.S. in pharmacy and a PhD in organic chemistry from Sichuan University. He joined Wuhan Institute of Technology in 1988 and was promoted to professor in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Fudan University as a full professor. His current research focuses on the development of new asymmetric catalysts, asymmetric total synthesis of natural products, process chemistry and computer assisted mechanism based drug design (CADD). Prof. Fen-Er Chen has been a visiting professor at numerous prestigious universities, including Washington University and King’s College London. He is currently an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering.