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

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59; no. 51; pp. 23291 - 23298
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yao‐Yao, Yang, Guan‐Wen, Xie, Rui, Yang, Li, Li, Bo, Wu, Guang‐Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 14.12.2020
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbonates; Catalysts; CO2 capture; cooperative mechanisms; Crystal structure; cyclic carbonates; cycloaddition; Epoxides; High temperature; Intermediates; metal-free catalysts; Metals; Reaction intermediates; Recyclability; Thermal stability

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...