Issue 25, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Reduction of carbon dioxide in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate†

Laura E. Barrosse-Antlea  and  Richard G. Compton*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK
E-mail: Richard.compton@chem.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract

Gaseous CO2 is almost irreversibly absorbed by the room temperature ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([C4mim][Ac]) in which it undergoes a chemically irreversible, one electron electrochemical reduction, suggesting a means for the sequestration of the greenhouse gas.

Graphical abstract: Reduction of carbon dioxide in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B906320J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Mar 2009
Accepted
01 May 2009
First published
19 May 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 3744-3746

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Reduction of carbon dioxide in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate

L. E. Barrosse-Antle and R. G. Compton, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3744 DOI: 10.1039/B906320J

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