@article {35400,
	title = {Visible light-promoted CO2 fixation with imines to synthesize diaryl α-amino acids},
	journal = {Nature CommunicationsNature Communications},
	volume = {9},
	number = {1},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018/11/22},
	pages = {4936},
	abstract = {Light-mediated transformations with CO2 have recently attracted great attention, with the focus on CO2 incorporation into C{\textendash}C double and triple bonds, organohalides and amines. Herein is demonstrated visible light -mediated umpolung imine reactivity capable of engaging CO2 to afford α-amino acid derivatives. By employing benzophenone ketimine derivatives, CO2 fixation by hydrocarboxylation of C=N double bonds is achieved. Good to excellent yields of a broad range of α,α{\textendash}disubstituted α-amino acid derivatives are obtained under mild conditions (rt, atmospheric pressure of CO2, visible light). A procedure that avoids tedious chromatographic purification and uses sustainable sunlight is developed to highlight the simplicity of this method.},
	isbn = {2041-1723},
	author = {Xinyuan Fan* and Gong, Xu and Ma, Mengyue and Rui Wang and Walsh, Patrick J.*}
}
