Reactions of Dihydridotetrakis(tertiary phosphine)ruthenium(II) Complexes with Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Bisulfide and Sulfur Dioxide

Reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide

Use of conventional organic solvents often leads to the formation of hazardous waste, the disposal of which is a matter of environmental concern. Carbon dioxide is considered to be a green reaction medium and a good replacement for conventional organic solvents as it is benign and leads to elimination/reduction of hazardous wastes. Use of CO2 at near/above critical conditions has several additi...

Reaction of Sulfur Dioxide (so2) with Reversible Ionic Liquids (revils) for Carbon Dioxide (co2) Capture

Transformation of carbon dioxide.

4.3. Reaction Mechanism 2373 4.4. Asymmetric Synthesis 2374 4.5. Outlook 2374 5. Alternating Polymerization of Oxiranes and CO2 2374 5.1. Reaction Outlines 2374 5.2. Catalyst 2376 5.3. Asymmetric Polymerization 2377 5.4. Immobilized Catalysts 2377 6. Synthesis of Urea and Urethane Derivatives 2378 7. Synthesis of Carboxylic Acid 2379 8. Synthesis of Esters and Lactones 2380 9. Synthesis of Isoc...

Aversiveness of carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide can produce aversive stimulation of the upper airways, and in their recent review Conlee et al. (2005) emphasized: ‘y Leach et al. (2002) concluded that CO2, either alone or in combination with argon, cannot be used humanely at any concentration and is therefore unacceptable as a euthanasia agent for laboratory rodents, particularly when more humane methods exist. The findings of...

Aversiveness of carbon dioxide.

We are grateful to Dr Ronald Wood for providing in his letter in the July issue (Wood 2005) his expert views and methodologies that could potentially be used in future to test the behavioural effects of airborne contaminants and irritants. Dr Wood seems to accept in his letter that carbon dioxide is aversive but he is unsure how aversive, and believes that it can be safely and humanely used in ...