N-Heterocyclic carbene supported zinc catalysed N-formylation of diverse N–H functionalities with carbon dioxide under ambient conditions

A heteroditopic NHC ligand supported Zn-catalysed RT N -formylation of diverse N–H moieties with CO 2 (1 bar) using PhSiH 3 was developed, which offers excellent functional group tolerance, chemoselectivity, and synthons for biologically relevant compounds.