Azo-Functionalized Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Polyhedron as an Efficient Catalyst for CO2 Fixation with Epoxides. 2021

Jia Tang, and Fen Wei, and Shujiang Ding, and Xiaoxia Wang, and Guanqun Xie, and Hongbo Fan
Department School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, 523808, P. R. China.

Chemical fixation of CO2 as C1 source at ambient temperature and low pressure is an energy-saving way to make use of the green-house gas, but it still remains a challenge since efficient catalyst with high catalytic active sites is required. Here, a novel monoclinic azo-functionalized Zr-based metal-organic polyhedron (Zr-AZDA) has been prepared and applied in CO2 fixation with epoxides. The inherent azo groups not only endow Zr-AZDA with good solubilization, but also act as basic sites to enrich CO2 showing efficient synergistic catalysis as confirmed by TPD-CO2 analysis. XPS results demonstrate that the Zr active sites in Zr-AZDA possess suitable Lewis acidity, which satisfies both substrates activation and products desorption. DFT calculation indicates the energy barrier of the rate-determining step in CO2 cycloaddition could be reduced remarkably (by ca. 60.9 %) in the presence of Zr-AZDA, which may rationalize the mild and efficient reaction condition employed (80 °C and 1 atm of CO2 ). The work provides an effective multi-functional cooperative method for improvement of CO2 cycloaddition.

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