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RESEARCH PRODUCT

CO2 Fixation by Copper(II) Complexes of a Terpyridinophane Aza Receptor

Pablo GaviñaEnrique García-españaBegoña VerdejoConxa SorianoJulio Latorre

subject

inorganic chemicalschemistry.chemical_classificationCarbamateReaction mechanismbiologyChemistryStereochemistrymedicine.medical_treatmentfungiCarbon fixationRuBisCOfood and beverageschemistry.chemical_elementmacromolecular substancesGeneral ChemistryLigand (biochemistry)BiochemistryCopperCatalysisColloid and Surface ChemistryEnzymemedicinebiology.proteinReceptor

description

CO2 is fixed by a Cu2+ complex of a macrocyclic terpyridinophane ligand forming a carbamate group. Several features of the structure mimic the enzyme rubisco.

https://doi.org/10.1021/ja039577h