The atmospheric CO2 was spontaneously fixed into a novel nonanuclear Ni(ii) cluster which has been easily and successfully constructed through a mixed-ligand approach.
We have reported that fuel hydrocarbon was chemically synthesized from CO2 and activated water. In this report, we show the direct evidence of CO2 fixation from air. CO2 in the air is composed of about 99 % 12C, about 1% 13C, and about one trillionth radioisotope 14C. The extremely trace amount of 14C was measured with liquid scintillation counter by following beta-decay. The newly synthesized hydrocarbon revealed 14.6 dpm/gC. These facts clearly demonstrate direct fixation of atmospheric CO2 toward hydrocarbon synthesis.
A trinuclear octahedral CuII complex was synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies and behaved as a catalyst for CO2 fixation to epoxide and as a DNA binder.
Direct Fixation of Atmospheric CO2 towards Chemical Synthesis of Fuel Hydrocarbon
