Attaining both large uptake and high conversion of CO2 under mild reaction conditions within a metal-free covalent
organic
polymer (COP) is an attractive and challenging strategy for CO2 utilization because CO2 is an abundant and renewable
C1 source and a main greenhouse gas. In this study, novel amine-anchored
covalent triazine aromatic polymers (CTP-1-NH2 and CTP-2-NH2) were synthesized from 2-amino-4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine,
biphenyl, and 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene via facile Friedel–Crafts
arylation for CO2 adsorption and conversion reaction. At
273 K and 1 bar, CTP-1-NH2 and CTP-2-NH2 exhibited
CO2 uptakes of 187.4 and 224.41 mg/g and CO2/N2 selectivity of 69.45 and 61.38, respectively, outperforming
many previously reported COP materials. Moreover, metal-free CTP-1-NH2 with tetrabutylammonium bromide (n-Bu4NBr) exhibited high epoxide conversion and product selectivity
under mild (40 °C and 1 bar) and solvent-free conditions within
36 h of reaction time, which were very much comparable to the performances
of many metal-coordinated COP catalysts. The spent catalyst was also
highly reusable with no active species leaching. A plausible mechanism
for CO2 cycloaddition over the CTP-1-NH2 catalyst
is proposed. Incorporating amine functionalities into a nitrogen-rich
structure could be a promising strategy for developing materials with
simultaneous CO2 capture and conversion.
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