N,N-Dimethylation of nitrobenzenes with CO2 and water by electrocatalysis† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01058c Click here for additional data file.

We have developed a strategy for the synthesis of N,N-dimethylanilines by the N,N-dimethylation of nitrobenzenes with CO2 using H2O as the hydrogen source.

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