Diverse outcomes of CO2 fixation using alkali metal amides including formation of a heterobimetallic lithium–sodium carbamato-anhydride via lithium–sodium bis-hexamethyldisilazide.

Fixation of CO₂ by lithium amides derived from pyrrole and diisopropylamine generates a lithium carbamate polymer and dodecamer respectively. Moving to lithium–sodium hexamethyldisilazide produces a more complicated, intriguing reaction, where unusually the bimetallic composition is maintained in the product but its composition contains both carbamato and anhydride functionalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]