Immobilizing amine species in a Cr-MOF for enhanced selectivity in CO<sub>2</sub> cycloaddition reactions
After grafting polyalkylamines into a Cr<sup>3+</sup>-MOF, the materials were tested for their efficacy in catalyzing cycloaddition reactions between CO<sub>2</sub> and 1,2-epoxybutane (EB). While the amines significantly increased the MOF's cyclic carbonate selectivity, Cr<sup>3+</sup> promoted the formation of unwanted polymeric side-products that became trapped in the MOF pores, reducing catalyst cyclability.
Authors
- Wendy L. Queen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8375-2341)
- Jocelyn Roth
- Anita Justin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-1594)
- Jordi Espín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-6259)
- Till Schertenleib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-5821)
Institutions
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05453a
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung