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Abstract: In the last few years, photochemical and electrochemical CO2 transformations have attracted increasing attention in response to topical interest in renewable energy and green chemistry. The present minireview offers an overview about the current approaches for the photochemical and electrochemical carbon dioxide fixation with organic compounds. Valuable products, including carboxylic acids and heterocyclic compounds, are accessible through carboxylation and carboxylative cyclization, respectively. In photochemical and electrochemical processes, photo‐ or electro‐induced radical ions or other high‐energy organic compounds are considered as key intermediates to react with CO2. Besides, activation of CO2 to produce radical anion has also been reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Inside Back Cover picture shows The carps trying hard to make a successful jump over the Dragon Gate will change into fish‐dragons, which is a legend handed down in China over generations. The back cover picture shows photochemical and electrochemical CO2 transformations with organic compounds through the utilization of solar energy or electric energy, producing a series of valuable products, including carboxylic acids and hetero‐cyclic compounds. The combined utilization of both clean energy and CO2 has attracted increasing attention in sustainable development of renewable energy and green chemistry. Recent advances are summarized by He et al. on page 644–659. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]