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One-step synthesis of nitrogen-rich organic polymers for efficient catalysis of CO2 cycloaddition

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Nitrogen-rich organic polymer poly(chloride triazole) (PCTs) was synthesized by a one-step method as metal-halogen-free heterogeneous catalyst for the solvent-free CO2 cycloaddition. PCTs had abundant nitrogen sites and hydrogen bond donors, exhibited great activity for the cycloaddition of CO2 and epichlorohydrin, and achieved 99.6% yield of chloropropene carbonate under the conditions of 110 ℃, 6 h, and 0.5 MPa CO2. The activation of epoxides and CO2 by hydrogen bond donor and nitrogen sites was further explained by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In summary, this study showed that nitrogen-rich organic polymer is a versatile platform for CO2 cycloaddition, and this paper provides a reference for the design of CO2 cycloaddition catalysts.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 22068023, 21766016, and 52163003), Science and Technology Planning Project of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology (202002AB080002), Youth Project of Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province (202001AU070023), Yunnan Ten Thousand Talents Plan Young & Elite Talents Project (YNWR-QNBJ2018-198), Kunming Science and Technology Planning Project (2019–1-G-25318000003480), Kunming Key Laboratory of Efficient Conversion and Utilization of Forest Resources (2019–1-A-24657), and Enterprise Basic Research Applied Basic Research Joint Special Project (202101BC070001-024).

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    Zewen Chen, Yunfei Zhi, Wenlong Li, Shuangjiang Li, Yi Liu, Xiaoning Tang, Tianding Hu, Lan Shi & Shaoyun Shan

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All authors contributed to this study. Catalyst preparation, characterization test, and data analysis were performed by Zewen Chen, Yi Liu, Wenlong Li, and Yunfei Zhi. The DFT calculation was conducted by Shuangjiang Li, Lan Shi, Xiaoning Tang, and Tianding Hu. The manuscript was written by Zewen Chen and Shaoyun Shan.

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Chen, Z., Zhi, Y., Li, W. et al. One-step synthesis of nitrogen-rich organic polymers for efficient catalysis of CO2 cycloaddition. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 67290–67302 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26728-5

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