Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xviii The Carbon Dioxide Molecule....Pages 1-34 CO2 Coordination to Metal Centres: Modes of Bonding and Reactivity....Pages 35-69 Interaction of CO2 with Electron-Rich Moieties....Pages 71-84 Insertion of CO2 into E–X Bonds....Pages 85-141 Interaction of CO2 with C–C Multiple Bonds....Pages 143-182 Reaction Mechanisms in the Direct Carboxylation of Alcohols, Polyols, Cyclic Ethers, and Cyclic Amines to Afford Monomeric Compounds and Polymeric Materials....Pages 183-235 Carbon Dioxide Conversion in High Temperature Reactions....Pages 237-310 One- and Multi-electron Pathways for the Reduction of CO2 into C1 and C1+ Energy-Richer Molecules: Some Thermodynamic and Kinetic Facts....Pages 311-345 Enzymatic Conversion of CO2 (Carboxylation Reactions and Reduction to Energy-Rich C1 Molecules)....Pages 347-371 Thermodynamics and Applications of CO2 Hydrates....Pages 373-402 Back Matter....Pages 403-409