Recent advances in selective catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines

Q Lu, J Liu, L Ma - Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogenation of nitriles into primary amines is a crucial chemical reaction due to the
importance of primary amines in the plastic, pharmaceutical, and agrochemical industry …

Hybrid Catalysts for CO2 Conversion into Cyclic Carbonates

C Calabrese, F Giacalone, C Aprile - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
The conversion of carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals such as cyclic carbonates is an
appealing topic for the scientific community due to the possibility of valorizing waste into an …

Boosting CO2 Photoreduction to Formate or CO with High Selectivity over a Covalent Organic Framework Covalently Anchored on Graphene Oxide

YN Gong, JH Mei, WJ Shi, JW Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been widely studied in photocatalytic CO2
reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, pristine COFs usually exhibit low catalytic efficiency …

Tethering Dual Hydroxyls into Mesoporous Poly(ionic liquid)s for Chemical Fixation of CO2 at Ambient Conditions: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

Z Guo, Q Jiang, Y Shi, J Li, X Yang, W Hou, Y Zhou… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Vicinal dual hydroxyl functional mesoporous poly (ionic liquid) s with large surface area and
high ionic liquid (IL) content were synthesized through the copolymerization of epoxy …

Stable Dicationic Covalent Organic Frameworks Manifesting Notable Structure-Enhanced CO2 Capture and Conversion

M Yin, LP Wang, S Tang - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a class of promising porous crystalline materials
for both capturing and converting CO2 into high-value-added products. However, long …

Pushing the limits with squaramide-based organocatalysts in cyclic carbonate synthesis

S Sopena, E Martin, EC Escudero-Adan, AW Kleij - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
Squaramides are presented as modular, easy to optimize, and effective catalysts for the
conversion of epoxides and carbon dioxide into cyclic organic carbonates (COCs). The …

Highly efficient catalytic cyclic carbonate formation by pyridyl salicylimines

S Subramanian, J Park, J Byun, Y Jung… - ACS applied materials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cyclic carbonates as industrial commodities offer a viable nonredox carbon dioxide fixation,
and suitable heterogeneous catalysts are vital for their widespread implementation. Here …

Catalytic non-redox carbon dioxide fixation in cyclic carbonates

S Subramanian, J Oppenheim, D Kim, TS Nguyen… - Chem, 2019 - cell.com
If cycloaddition of CO 2 to epoxides is to become a viable non-redox CO 2 fixation path, it is
crucial that researchers develop an active, stable, selective, metal-free, reusable, and cost …

Cyclic carbonates: Treasure of fine chemicals obtained from waste stream CO2 over carbon-based heterogeneous catalysts

N Gupta - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyclic carbonates are used extensively in pharmaceutical and fine chemical sectors as
valuable building blocks. The coupling of CO 2 with epoxides is a promising CO 2 fixation …

N‐heterocyclic olefins as robust Organocatalyst for the chemical conversion of carbon dioxide to value‐added chemicals

VB Saptal, BM Bhanage - ChemSusChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this report, the activity of N‐heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) as a newly emerging class of
organocatalyst is investigated for the chemical fixation of carbon dioxide through reactions …