# Borates expand their reduction power

## TL;DR

A new borate compound can effectively reduce group 1 metal cations and CO2, offering a novel approach in chemical reduction.

## Contribution

A bipyridine-stabilized borate anion is introduced as a new reducing agent for challenging chemical reductions.

## Key findings

- The borate anion successfully reduces group 1 metal cations to their zero-valent forms.
- It is also effective in the two-electron reduction of CO2.

## Abstract

The chemical reduction of group 1 metal cations to their zero-valent species is challenging. Now, a bipyridine-stabilized borate anion joins the ranks of suitable reducing agents and also proves active in the two-electron reduction of CO2.