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A porous metal-organic cage liquid for sustainable CO2 conversion reactions

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  • Chang He

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Fujian University of Technology
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yu-Huang Zou

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Duan-Hui Si

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zi-Ao Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Tian-Fu Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Rong Cao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China)

  • Yuan-Biao Huang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Porous liquids are fluids with the permanent porosity, which can overcome the poor gas solubility limitations of conventional porous solid materials for three phase gas-liquid-solid reactions. However, preparation of porous liquids still requires the complicated and tedious use of porous hosts and bulky liquids. Herein, we develop a facile method to produce a porous metal-organic cage (MOC) liquid (Im-PL-Cage) by self-assembly of long polyethylene glycol (PEG)-imidazolium chain functional linkers, calixarene molecules and Zn ions. The Im-PL-Cage in neat liquid has permanent porosity and fluidity, endowing it with a high capacity of CO2 adsorption. Thus, the CO2 stored in an Im-PL-Cage can be efficiently converted to the value-added formylation product in the atmosphere, which far exceeds the porous MOC solid and nonporous PEG-imidazolium counterparts. This work offers a new method to prepare neat porous liquids for catalytic transformation of adsorbed gas molecules.

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  • Chang He & Yu-Huang Zou & Duan-Hui Si & Zi-Ao Chen & Tian-Fu Liu & Rong Cao & Yuan-Biao Huang, 2023. "A porous metal-organic cage liquid for sustainable CO2 conversion reactions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39089-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39089-x
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