Ambient chemical fixation of CO2 using a highly efficient heterometallic helicate catalyst system

Li Wang; Cong Xu; Qingxin Han; Xiaoliang Tang; Panpan Zhou; Ruilian Zhang; Guoshu Gao; Benhua Xu; Wenwu Qin; Weisheng Liu

doi:10.1039/C7CC09092G

Ambient chemical fixation of CO₂ using a highly efficient heterometallic helicate catalyst system†

Li Wang,^a Cong Xu,^a Qingxin Han,^a Xiaoliang Tang,^a Panpan Zhou,

^a Ruilian Zhang,^a Guoshu Gao,^a Benhua Xu,^a Wenwu Qin^a and Weisheng Liu

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^a State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
E-mail: liuws@lzu.edu.cn

Abstract

Two novel heptanuclear 3d–4f helicates have been synthesized and characterized. The helicates act as catalysts and show high catalytic activity for the coupling of CO₂ and epoxides to obtain cyclic carbonates with a wide substrate scope at ambient temperature and pressure.

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Ambient chemical fixation of CO₂ using a highly efficient heterometallic helicate catalyst system†

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