Imidazolium-based ionic liquids containing multipoint hydrogen bond donors as bifunctional organocatalysts for efficient cooperative conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to cyclic carbonates
Aijiang Zhang, Changjuan Chen, Chunshan Zuo, Xiaobo Xu, Tao Cai, Xiaotao Li, Ying Yuan, Huanhuan Yang, Gege Meng
Abstract
Bifunctional imidazolium-based ILs possessing multipoint HBDs efficiently catalyze the cycloaddition reaction of CO 2 and epoxides at a significantly low loading to form cyclic carbonates with a wide scope of substrates.
Topics & Concepts
BifunctionalIonic liquidCycloadditionChemistryHydrogen bondCatalysisScope (computer science)Combinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryMoleculeComputer scienceProgramming languageCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisIonic liquids properties and applicationsCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts