Eletrocarboxylation Reactions Using CO2 Both as Promoter and Carboxylative Reagent

Electrocarboxylation reaction, which employs organic electrosynthesis to achieve the utilization of CO2 as a carboxylative reagent, provides a powerful and efficient tool for the preparation of organic carboxylic acid. In some electrocarboxylation reactions, CO2 also acts as a promoter to facilitate the desired reaction. This concept mainly highlights recent CO2 -promoted electrocarboxylation reactions via CO2⋅- intermediate or transiently protective carboxylation of active intermediate with CO2 .