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A simple covalent organic framework (COF) bearing ß-ketoenamine units as a potential heterogeneous ligand for ZnII-catalyzed fixation and transformation of CO2 into value-added chemicals is reported. Catalytic investigations convincingly demonstrated that the ZnII-functionalized covalent organic framework (Zn@TpTta) exhibits perfect catalytic activity in the fixation of CO2 for diverse epoxides with various substituents under sustainable conditions. A variety of terminal epoxides and slightly more complicated disubstituted epoxides were transformed into the corresponding cyclic carbonates with satisfactory to excellent yields (i.e., 69 to 99% yield) upon exposure to CO2 (1 atm) under solvent-free conditions (sustainable approach). On the other hand, this ZnII-loaded covalent organic framework also displayed excellent performance in facilitating atmospheric cyclizative CO2 capture, which led to the formation of diverse cyclic carbamates (i.e., 61 to 94% yield) from unsaturated amine systems using N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) as an iodinating agent and PEG-400 as a biodegradable and green polymeric solvent under base-free conditions (sustainable approach). The newly synthesized COF-based catalyst, namely, Zn@TpTta, has been completely characterized by SEM (scanning electron microscopy), EDX (energy dispersive X-ray analysis), HRTEM (high-resolution transmission electron microscopy), BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller), PXRD (powder X-ray diffraction), XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), ICP (inductively coupled plasma), etc. More intriguingly, the catalytic system could be recycled over five times without a noticeable loss of catalytic performance for both reactions. This study opens an avenue for the Zn(II) embedded COF as a promising platform for regulating regioselectivity.
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The present study describes the favourable construction of a crystalline covalent organic framework (COF) with exceptional surface area, tunable pore size and huge CO2 capture efficiency to facilitate a novel multicomponent cyclization by introducing CO2 into extremely reactive organic skeletons. In the presence of a catalytic Cu/CuxOy NP-loaded COF, several 2-bromo-3-alkylacrylic acids combined with several amine derivatives and CO2 (0.1 MPa) are converted to the desired oxazolidinediones in excellent yields (up to 96%) under alkali-free conditions and ambient temperature.
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CO2 fixation reactions by inserting it in reactive organic compounds are very challenging for the utilization of this abundant and harmful gas present in air and thus to mitigate this greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. This can be achieved by appropriate design of functionalized porous nanocatalysts having high surface areas and porosity and good CO2 uptake capacity. Herein, we first report the decoration of silver nanoparticles (NPs) over the surface of a covalent organic framework (COF) material TpPa-1 synthesized through the polycondensation of 2,4,6-triformylphloroglucinol (TFP) and p-phenylenediamine. The resulting material Ag@TpPa-1 was thoroughly characterized by N2 adsorption/desorption, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), FE-SEM, TEM, UV-Vis, FT IR and thermogravimetric techniques. This Ag NP decorated porous COF in the presence of DBU exhibited excellent catalytic activity for the synthesis of tetramic acids from a variety of propargylic amine derivatives at 60 °C under atmospheric pressure of carbon dioxide via formation of oxazolidinones, where CO2 acts as a C1 reagent. The Ag@TpPa-1 catalyst exhibited excellent recycling efficiency for the synthesis of tetramic acid with no leaching of Ag from the catalyst surface.