Scalable, Durable, and Recyclable Metal-Free Catalysts for Highly Efficient Conversion of CO2 to Cyclic Carbonates. 2020

Yao-Yao Zhang, and Guan-Wen Yang, and Rui Xie, and Li Yang, and Bo Li, and Guang-Peng Wu
MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Zhe Da Road 38, Hangzhou, 310027, China.

A series of highly active organoboron catalysts for the coupling of CO2 and epoxides with the advantages of scalable preparation, thermostability, and recyclability is reported. The metal-free catalysts show high reactivity towards a wide scope of cyclic carbonates (14 examples) and can withstand a high temperature up to 150 °C. Compared with the current metal-free catalytic systems that use mol % catalyst loading, the catalytic capacity of the catalyst described herein can be enhanced by three orders of magnitude (epoxide/cat.=200 000/1, mole ratio) in the presence of a cocatalyst. This feature greatly narrows the gap between metal-free catalysts and state-of-the-art metallic systems. An intramolecular cooperative mechanism is proposed and certified on the basis of investigations on crystal structures, structure-performance relationships, kinetic studies, and key reaction intermediates.

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