Direct synthesis of ordered imidazolyl-functionalized mesoporous polymers for efficient chemical fixation of CO2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Jan 14;51(4):682-4. doi: 10.1039/c4cc08062a.

Abstract

Ordered imidazolyl-functionalized mesoporous polymers (IM-MPs) are directly synthesized by an evaporation-induced self-assembly method, which are further functionalized with bromoethane and employed as highly efficient and recyclable catalysts for the cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides.