Tubular microporous organic networks bearing imidazolium salts and their catalytic CO2 conversion to cyclic carbonates

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jan 21;47(3):917-9. doi: 10.1039/c0cc03914d. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Abstract

Tubular microporous organic networks bearing imidazolium salts (T-IM) were prepared by Sonogashira coupling of tetrakis(4-ethynylphenyl)methane and diiodoimidazolium salts, which showed promising catalytic activities in heterogeneous conversion of CO(2) into cyclic carbonates.