Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties,
making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related …

Chemical carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation via cycloaddition with high energy three-membered
ring compounds such as epoxides is among the most promising pathways to reduce the …

Chemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-value chemicals or fuels is
exceedingly attractive due to its green and sustainable features. However, practical …

Performing CO2 conversion in a cost-effective and environmentally benign manner would
be promising and remains challenging due to its thermodynamic stability and kinetic …

The cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxides is an efficient and clean method to obtain
cyclic carbonates, which are used as green solvents, as electrolytes for lithium batteries and …

The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2), an abundant renewable carbon reagent, into
chemicals of academic and industrial interest is of imminent importance to create a higher …

The synthesis of cyclic carbonates through coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides is
100% atom economical and is already performed on an industrial scale. Its impact regarding …

Chemical fixation of CO 2 into useful organic compounds has been attracting much attention
from the viewpoint of CO 2 emission reduction and energy structure reformation. A useful …

Fixation of CO2 to cyclic carbonates is one of the most important reactions since it
represents a much greener alternative to the traditional phosgene process. In this context …

We prepared bifunctional MgII porphyrin catalysts 1 for the solvent-free synthesis of cyclic
carbonates from epoxides and CO2. The activities of 1d, 1h, and 1i, which have Br–, Cl …