Homogeneous Catalytic Reduction of CO2 with Silicon‐Hydrides, State of the Art

Abstract During recent years, the catalytic transformation of CO 2 using silicon‐hydrides as reductants has emerged as a promising methodology that allows the selective reduction of CO 2 to the formate, formaldehyde, methoxide or methane level under mild reaction conditions. Moreover, some catalysts have been employed for the formylation and/or methylation of the N−H bonds of secondary and/or primary amines by their reaction with CO 2 and hydrosilanes. This work summarizes the different catalytic systems that have shown to be efficient for the above‐mentioned reactions. Furthermore, a brief description of the reactions performance and the conditions employed in each case is included.