Effect of Substituents of Cerium Pyrazolates and Pyrrolates on Carbon Dioxide Activation

Homoleptic ceric pyrazolates (pz) Ce(RR’pz)₄ (R = R’ = tBu; R = R’ = Ph; R = tBu, R’ = Me) were synthesized by the protonolysis reaction of Ce[N(SiHMe₂)₂]₄ with the corresponding pyrazole derivative. The resulting complexes were investigated in their reactivity toward CO₂, revealing a significant influence of the bulkiness of the substituents on the pyrazolato ligands. The efficiency of the CO₂ insertion was found to increase in the order of tBu₂pz < Ph₂pz < tBuMepz < Me₂pz. For comparison, the pyrrole-based ate complexes [Ce₂(pyr)₆(µ-pyr)₂(thf)₂][Li(thf)₄]₂ (pyr = pyrrolato) and [Ce(cbz)₄(thf)₂][Li(thf)₄] (cbz = carbazolato) were obtained via protonolysis of the cerous ate complex Ce[N(SiHMe₂)₂]₄Li(thf) with pyrrole and carbazole, respectively. Treatment of the pyrrolate/carbazolate complexes with CO₂ seemed promising, but any reversibility could not be observed.     

二氧化碳合成脂肪族聚碳酸酯

介绍了二氧化碳合成脂肪族聚碳酸酯（APC）的合成工艺、催化剂体系、物理化学性能以及改性,并阐述了共聚物性质和应用前景。     

二氧化碳与环氧化物共聚催化剂研究进展

二氧化碳是主要的温室气体,也是最丰富的C1资源.利用二氧化碳与环氧化物共聚生成可生物降解的聚碳酸酯是目前研究的热点之一.就目前的研究情况而言,二氧化碳与环氧化物共聚反应存在的主要问题是催化效率低、催化剂成本高、反应条件苛刻、共聚物产率较低以及催化剂分离复杂等.我们分类综述了二氧化碳与环氧化物共聚的新型催化体系,并探讨了各类催化体系的优缺点,对二氧化碳的资源化利用具有重要的应用价值.     

二氧化碳与环氧化合物直接制备聚碳酸酯

综述了近几年来发展的用于二氧化碳与环氧化合物直接催化合成聚碳酸酯的各类催化剂,并详细讨论了其催化反应机理.利用二氧化碳与环氧化合物来合成聚碳酸酯,对于高分子合成化学、碳资源利用和环境保护都具有重大意义.它是发展聚碳酸酯生产的一个具有很大潜力的方面.     

Temperature‐Responsive Microgel Films as Reversible Carbon Dioxide Absorbents in Wet Environment

Hydrogel films composed of temperature‐responsive microgel particles (GPs) containing amine groups work as stimuli‐responsive carbon dioxide absorbent with a high capacity of approximately 1.7 mmol g^?1. Although the dried films did not show significant absorption, the reversible absorption capacity dramatically increased by adding a small amount of water (1 mL g^?1). The absorption capacity was independent of the amount of added water beyond 1 mL g^?1, demonstrating that the GP films can readily be used under wet conditions. The amount of CO₂ absorbed by the GP films was proportional to their thickness up to 200–300 μm (maximum capacity of about 2 L m^?2). Furthermore, the films consisting of GPs showed faster and greater absorption and desorption of CO₂ than that of monolithic hydrogel films. These results indicated the importance of a fast stimulus response rate of the films that are composed of GPs in order to achieve long‐range and fast diffusion of bicarbonate ions. Our study revealed the potential of stimuli‐responsive GP films as energy‐efficient absorbents to sequester CO₂ from high‐humidity exhaust gases.     

Organocatalyzed Domino [3+2] Cycloaddition/Payne‐Type Rearrangement using Carbon Dioxide and Epoxy Alcohols

An unprecedented organocatalytic approach towards highly substituted cyclic carbonates from tri‐ and tetrasubstituted oxiranes and carbon dioxide has been developed. The protocol involves the use of a simple and cheap superbase under mild, additive‐ and metal‐free conditions towards the initial formation of a less substituted carbonate product that equilibrates to a tri‐ or even tetrasubstituted cyclic carbonate under thermodynamic control. The latter are conveniently trapped in situ, providing overall a new domino process for synthetically elusive heterocyclic scaffolds. Control experiments provide a rationale for the observed cascade reactions, which demonstrate similarity to the well‐known Payne rearrangement of epoxy alcohols.     

Differences in Reactivity of Epoxides in the Copolymerisation with Carbon Dioxide by Zinc-Based Catalysts: Propylene Oxide versus Cyclohexene Oxide

The homogeneous dinuclear zinc catalyst going back to the work of Williams et al. is to date the most active catalyst for the copolymerisation of cyclohexene oxide and CO₂ at one atmosphere of carbon dioxide. However, this catalyst shows no copolymer formation in the copolymerisation reaction of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide, instead only cyclic carbonate is found. This behaviour is known for many zinc‐based catalysts, although the reasons are still unidentified. Within our studies, we focus on the parameters that are responsible for this typical behaviour. A deactivation of the catalyst due to a reaction with propylene oxide turns out to be negligible. Furthermore, the catalyst still shows poly(cyclohexene carbonate) formation in the presence of cyclic propylene carbonate, but the catalyst activity is dramatically reduced. In terpolymerisation reactions of CO₂ with different ratios of cyclohexene oxide to propylene oxide, no incorporation of propylene oxide can be detected, which can only be explained by a very fast back‐biting reaction. Kinetic investigations indicate a complex reaction network, which can be manifested by theoretical investigations. DFT calculations show that the ring strains of both epoxides are comparable and the kinetic barriers for the chain propagation even favour the poly(propylene carbonate) over the poly(cyclohexene carbonate) formation. Therefore, the crucial step in the copolymerisation of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide is the back‐biting reaction in the case of the studied zinc catalyst. The depolymerisation is several orders of magnitude faster for poly(propylene carbonate) than for poly(cyclohexene carbonate).     

Biodegradable Polycarbonate Synthesis by Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide with Epoxides Using a Heterogeneous Zinc Complex

As a means for the chemical fixation of carbon dioxide and the synthesis of biodegradable polycarbonates, copolymerizations of carbon dioxide with various epoxides such as cyclohexene oxide (CHO), cyclopetene oxide, 4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene-1,2epoxide, phenyl glycidyl ether, allyl glycidyl ether, propylene oxide, butene oxide, hexene oxide, octene oxide, and 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane were investigated in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst (DMC). The DMC catalyst was prepared by reacting K₃Co(CN)₆ with ZnCl₂, together with tertiary butyl alcohol and poly(tetramethylene ether glycol) as complexing reagents and was characterized by various spectroscopic methods. The DMC catalyst showed high activity (526.2 g-polymer/g-Zn atom) for CHO/CO₂ (P_CO2 = 140 psi) copolymerization at 80 °C, to yield biodegradable aliphatic polycarbonates of narrow polydispersity (M_w/M_n = 1.67) and moderate molecular weight (M_n = 8900). The DMC catalyst also showed high activities with different CO₂ reactivities for other epoxides to yield various aliphatic polycarbonates with narrow polydispersity.     

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Use: Organic Synthesis Using Carbon Dioxide from Exhaust Gas

A carbon capture and use (CCU) strategy was applied to organic synthesis. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) captured directly from exhaust gas was used for organic transformations as efficiently as hyper‐pure CO₂ gas from a commercial source, even for highly air‐ and moisture‐sensitive reactions. The CO₂ capturing aqueous ethanolamine solution could be recycled continuously without any diminished reaction efficiency.     

Temperature‐responsive Catalyst for the Coupling Reaction of Carbon Dioxide and Propylene Oxide

The selective synthesis of polypropylene carbonate (PPC) and cyclic propylene carbonate (CPC) from coupling reaction of CO₂ and propylene oxide (PO) is a long term pursuing target. Here we report that a temperature controllable porphyrin aluminum catalyst using 5,10,15,20‐tetra(1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8‐octahydro‐1,4:5,8‐dimethanoanthracen‐9‐yl)porphyrin as ligand, once in conjunction with suitable onium salt, achieved single cycloaddition or copolymerization reaction. Only cycloaddition reaction happened at temperature above 75 °C to produce 100% CPC, whereas copolymerization became dominant to afford PPC with selectivity over 99% at 25 °C, and the obtained PPC showed over 99% carbonate linkage and 92% head‐to‐tail structure. Based on systematic analysis of the electronic and steric feature in the porphyrin ligand, it was found that the electronic feature of the substituent in porphyrin ligand was decisive for PPC selectivity, porphyrin ligand bearing strong electron‐donating substituents displayed a significantly reduced tolerance towards increased temperature with respect to PPC formation. Therefore, temperature‐responsive catalyst could be designed by suitable modification in porphyrin ligand, and such accurate synthesis of target product by one catalyst may create a useful and facile platform for selective PPC or CPC production.     

Catalytic Formation of Propylene Carbonate from Supercritical Carbon Dioxide/Propylene Oxide Mixture

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Highly Active and Robust Metalloporphyrin Catalysts for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from a Broad Range of Epoxides and Carbon Dioxide

Bifunctional metalloporphyrins with quaternary ammonium bromides (nucleophiles) at the meta, para, or ortho positions of meso‐phenyl groups were synthesized as catalysts for the formation of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide under solvent‐free conditions. The meta‐substituted catalysts exhibited high catalytic performance, whereas the para‐ and ortho‐substituted catalysts showed moderate and low activity, respectively. DFT calculations revealed the origin of the advantage of the meta‐substituted catalyst, which could use the flexible quaternary ammonium cation at the meta position to stabilize various anionic species generated during catalysis. A zinc(II) porphyrin with eight nucleophiles at the meta positions showed very high catalytic activity (turnover number (TON)=240 000 at 120 °C, turnover frequency (TOF)=31 500 h^?1 at 170 °C) at an initial CO₂ pressure of 1.7 MPa; catalyzed the reaction even at atmospheric CO₂ pressure (balloon) at ambient temperature (20 °C); and was applicable to a broad range of substrates, including terminal and internal epoxides.     

Microfluidic Studies of Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) sequestration, storage and recycling will greatly benefit from comprehensive studies of physical and chemical gas–liquid processes involving CO₂. Over the past five years, microfluidics emerged as a valuable tool in CO₂‐related research, due to superior mass and heat transfer, reduced axial dispersion, well‐defined gas–liquid interfacial areas and the ability to vary reagent concentrations in a high‐throughput manner. This Minireview highlights recent progress in microfluidic studies of CO₂‐related processes, including dissolution of CO₂ in physical solvents, CO₂ reactions, the utilization of CO₂ in materials science, and the use of supercritical CO₂ as a “green” solvent.     

铈及其化合物的性质与应用

铈元素作为稀土元素中的一种,具有稀土元素独特的4f电子层、镧系收缩等特性,又由于其电子排布为4f15d16s2,使其在染色剂、催化剂、抛光粉、磁性材料等方面都有一定的应用。对铈与铈的各种化合物的性质、制备、应用进行了介绍。     

Rhodium‐Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Diynes with Carbodiimides and Carbon Dioxide under Ambient Conditions

It has been established that a cationic rhodium(I)/H₈‐binap complex is able to catalyze the [2+2+2] cycloaddition of diynes with carbodiimides and carbon dioxide under ambient conditions. Enantio‐ and/or regioselective variants of these reactions are also disclosed.     

室温离子液体中二氧化碳与环氧化合物的电催化插入反应

在温和条件下，二氧化碳在室温离子液体中可以被电化学活化。同时，活化后 的二氧化碳在室温离子液体中与环氧化合物发生插入反应生成环状碳酸酯也得到了 较好的结果。[BMIm][BF4]离子液体为反应介质，环氧丙烷为反应底物时得到最佳 反应结果。电化学活化对反应的发生是必需的。     

Mechanism of the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxides Catalyzed by Cobalt‐Substituted 12‐Tungstenphosphate

Co^II‐substituted α‐Keggin‐type 12‐tungstenphosphate [(n‐ C₄H₉)₄N]₄H[PW₁₁Co(H₂O)O₃₉]‐ (PW₁₁Co) is synthesized and used as a single‐component, solvent‐free catalyst in the cycloaddition reaction of CO₂ and epoxides to form cyclic carbonates. The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction is investigated using DFT calculations, which provides the first computational study of the catalytic cycle of polyoxometalate‐catalyzed CO₂ coupling reactions. The reaction occurs through a single‐electron transfer from the doublet Co^II catalyst to the epoxide and forms a doublet Co^III–carbon radical intermediate. Subsequent CO₂ addition forms the cyclic carbonate product. The existence of radical intermediates is supported by free‐radical termination experiments. Finally, it is exhilarating to observe that the calculated overall reaction barrier (30.5 kcal mol^?1) is in good agreement with the real reaction rate (83 h^?1) determined in the present experiments (at 150 °C).     

Modulating the Acidic and Basic Site Concentration of Metal-Organic Framework Derivatives to Promote the Carbon Dioxide Epoxidation Reaction

Metal-organic framework (MOF) is an ideal precursor/template for porous carbon, and its active components are uniformly doped, which can be used in energy storage and catalytic conversion fields. Metal-organic framework PCN-224 with carboxylporphyrin as the ligand was synthesized, and then Zn²⁺ and Co²⁺ ions were coordinated in the center of the porphyrin ring by post-modification. Here, PCN-224−ZnCo with different ratios of bimetallic Zn²⁺/Co²⁺ ions were used as the precursor, and the metal-nitrogen-carbon(M−N−C) material of PCN-224−ZnCo-950 was obtained by pyrolyzing the precursor at 950 °C in Ar. Because Zn is easy to volatilize at 950 °C, the formed M−N−C materials can reflect different Co contents and different basic site concentrations. The formed material still maintains the original basic framework. With the increase of Zn²⁺/Co²⁺ ratio in precursor, the concentration of N-containing alkaline sites in pyrolysis products gradually increase. Compared with the precursor, PCN-224−ZnCo₁-950 with Zn²⁺/Co²⁺=1 : 1 has greatly improved basicity and suitable acidic/ alkaline site concentration. It can be efficiently used to carbon dioxide absorption and catalyze the cycloaddition of CO₂ with epoxide. More importantly, the current method of adjusting the acidic/basic sites in M−N−C materials through volatilization of volatile metals can provide an effective strategy for adjusting the catalysis of MOF derivatives with porphyrin structure.