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Polyimidazolium Salts: Robust Catalysts for the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide into Carbonates in Solvent-Free Conditions

Zhong, Wei
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Bobbink, Felix D.  
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Fei, Zhaofu  
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2017
Chemsuschem

There is a growing interest in sustainable heterogeneous catalysts based on organic polymers. Here, we describe a series of polyimidazolium salt catalysts, prepared from the direct reaction of arene- bridged bis- and tris-alkyl halides with trimethylsilylimidazole. The polyimidazolium salts were characterized by spectroscopic and analytical techniques and it was found that their morphology and porosity could be controlled by adjusting the steric parameters of the spacer in the alkyl-halide starting materials. Moreover, the polymers are excellent heterogeneous organocatalysts for the cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides to afford cyclic carbonates at atmospheric pressure under solvent-free conditions. The polymer catalysts exhibit long-term stability and may be recycled and reused at least.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/cssc.201700570
Web of Science ID

WOS:000405080200005

Author(s)
Zhong, Wei
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Bobbink, Felix D.  
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Fei, Zhaofu  
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Dyson, Paul J.  
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh

Published in
Chemsuschem
Volume

10

Issue

13

Start page

2728

End page

2735

Subjects

carbon dioxide

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cyclic carbonates

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cycloaddition

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organocatalysis

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polyimidazolium

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