CO2 Fixation into Useful Aromatic Carboxylic Acids via C (sp2)-X Bonds Functionalization

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an abundant and readily available carbon source. Its transformation into high-added-value chemicals is a beneficial strategy, which mitigates greenhouse gas emissions and provides new raw material sources for the chemical industry. Among these chemicals, the aromatic carboxylic acids and derivatives have broad applications in medicine, pesticides, and materials science. Therefore, the carboxylation of C(sp(2))-X (X = metal, halide, H, O, or S) bonds with CO2 to efficiently construct aromatic carboxylic acids and their derivatives is a synthetic strategy of significance. This review highlights the recent progress in constructing carboxylic acids and derivatives through the carboxylation of C(sp(2))-X bonds with CO2 including literature published from 2000 to December 2024.