The reaction of CO 2 with Et 3 SiH catalyzed by the nickel complex [(dippe)Ni(μ-H)] 2 (1) afforded the reduction products Et 3 SiOCH 2 OSiEt 3 (12%), Et 3 SiOCH 3 (3%), and CO, which were characterized by standard spectroscopic methods. Part of the generated CO was found as the complex [(dippe)Ni(CO)] 2 (2), which was characterized by single-crystal Xray diffraction. When the same reaction was carried out in the presence of a Lewis acid, such as Et 3 B, the hydrosilylation of CO 2 efficiently proceeded to give the silyl formate (Et 3 SiOC(O)H) in high yields (85−89%), at 80 °C for 1 h. Further reactivity of the silyl formate to yield formic acid, formamides, and alkyl formates was also investigated.