Chiral Organocatalysts in Enantioselective CO2 Utilization Reactions

Abstract The development of efficient CO 2 utilization reactions has gained a significant amount of attention in recent years. Although transformations of CO 2 to produce basic chemicals have been extensively investigated, the development of catalytic enantioselective CO 2 utilization reactions for the preparation of fine chemicals remains limited at this stage. Several excellent methods for catalytic enantioselective CO 2 utilization using chiral metal complex catalysts have been reported. Many researchers have also focused on developing organocatalyzed approaches to enantioselective CO 2 utilization, and several excellent examples have appeared in recent years. Herein, recent advances in catalytic enantioselective CO 2 utilization reactions using chiral organocatalysts are reviewed to provide a forecast for organocatalyzed enantioselective CO 2 utilization research.