Chiral Organocatalysts in Enantioselective CO2 Utilization Reactions

Abstract The development of efficient CO2 utilization reactions has gained a significant amount of attention in recent years. Although transformations of CO2 to produce basic chemicals have been extensively investigated, the development of catalytic enantioselective CO2 utilization reactions for the preparation of fine chemicals remains limited at this stage. Several excellent methods for catalytic enantioselective CO2 utilization using chiral metal complex catalysts have been reported. Many researchers have also focused on developing organocatalyzed approaches to enantioselective CO2 utilization, and several excellent examples have appeared in recent years. Herein, recent advances in catalytic enantioselective CO2 utilization reactions using chiral organocatalysts are reviewed to provide a forecast for organocatalyzed enantioselective CO2 utilization research.