Electrochemical Controllable Divergent Carboxylation and Hydrocarboxylation of Alkynes with CO <sub>2</sub>

H Haomin Chen (State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China) X Xiuli Zhao (State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China) B Bin Wang Z Ziren Chen (State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China) F Fei Xue (State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) Y Yu Xia S Shaofeng Wu C Chenjiang Liu (State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China) Y Yonghong Zhang

Abstract

Abstract Carboxylation and hydrocarboxylation of alkynes with CO 2 for the synthesis of value‐added and versatile carboxylic acids are of great importance. However, harsh reaction conditions, poor selectivity, practicability, and sustainability have always restricted its application. Electrochemical synthesis has been considered as a practical and environmentally friendly organic synthesis strategy via a tunable redox process. Hence, herein, an efficient electrochemical controllable divergent carboxylation and hydrocarboxylation of alkynes with CO 2 was achieved to overcome the limitation of traditional methods. Four kinds of arylpropiolic acid, cinnamic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, and their derivatives can be obtained with good selectivity by regulating substrates, solvents, and electrolytes. The method features broad substrate scope, divergent transformation with good selectivity, scalability, additional reducing agent‐, hydrogen donor‐, metal‐, and ligand‐free conditions, which offer novel insights into electrochemically driven CO 2 fixation and alkyne functionalization.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 7
Published February 09, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (9)

H

Haomin Chen

State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China

X

Xiuli Zhao

State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China

B

Bin Wang

Z

Ziren Chen

State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China

F

Fei Xue

State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Y

Yu Xia

S

Shaofeng Wu

C

Chenjiang Liu

State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals Ministry of Education &amp; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi 830017 P. R. China

Y

Yonghong Zhang