Issue 23, 2018

Amide-functionalized heterometallic helicate cages as highly efficient catalysts for CO2 conversion under mild conditions

Abstract

Mimicking nature seems to be one of the smartest strategies to design novel catalysts for CO2 conversion under mild conditions. Herein, we report a facile and efficient method to construct two amide-functionalized heterometallic helicate cages as “enzyme mimic” catalysts for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates. These helicate cages show high thermal stability and exceptionally high catalytic activity and size-dependent selectivity toward small epoxides in catalytic CO2 cycloaddition to obtain cyclic carbonates even under ambient conditions. The construction of this novel functionalized cage provides an efficient approach for realizing CO2 conversion under mild conditions.

Graphical abstract: Amide-functionalized heterometallic helicate cages as highly efficient catalysts for CO2 conversion under mild conditions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Aug 2018
Accepted
16 Oct 2018
First published
24 Oct 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 5311-5317

Amide-functionalized heterometallic helicate cages as highly efficient catalysts for CO2 conversion under mild conditions

L. Wang, R. Zhang, Q. Han, C. Xu, W. Chen, H. Yang, G. Gao, W. Qin and W. Liu, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 5311 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC02645A

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