“…avoiding the usage of phosgene and having only water as by-product). A large number of catalysts for the cycloaddition of CO 2 to epoxides have been proposed, ranging from heterogeneous catalysts (such as alkali metal salts 11,12 , organo-phosphorus compounds 13 , metal oxides 14,15 , covalent organic framework (COF) functionalized with triazine 16 ) to homogeneous catalysts (such as chromium complex in dichloromethane, isolated zinc complexes 17,18 and ionic liquids in scCO 2 [19][20][21] . Despite their high efficiency, homogeneous catalysts present the known disadvantages of difficult product separation and catalyst recycling.…”