• To Bind or Not to Bind: Mechanistic Insights into C–CO2 Bond Formation with Late Transition Metals 

      García-López, Diego; Pavlovic, Ljiljana; Hopmann, Kathrin Helen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-03)
      In transition metal-mediated carboxylation reactions, CO<sub>2</sub> inserts into a metal–nucleophile bond. At the carboxylation transition state (TS), CO<sub>2</sub> may interact with the metal (<i>inner</i>-sphere path) or may insert without being activated by the metal (<i>outer</i>-sphere path). Currently, there is no consensus as to which path prevails. In order to establish general predictions ...