[BaffledBrewer]

Hi,

Does anyone know if it is possible to prepare heterocyclic products from CO2 alone?

By this i mean to create a mole of either 1, 3-dioxa-2, 4-cyclobutanedione or 1, 2-dioxa-3, 4-cyclobuatedione from simply 2 moles of CO₂.

If this is possible, what would be the reaction conditions?

Thanks in advance for any advice

Brewer

[AWK]

http://www.llnl.gov/str/Yoo.html