Nonredox CO₂ Fixation in Solvent-Free Conditions Using a Lewis Acid Metal-Organic Framework Constructed from a Sustainably Sourced Ligand.

ABSTRACT: CO₂ epoxidation to cyclic carbonates under mild, solvent-free conditions is a promising pathway toward sustainable CO₂ utilization. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) explored for such applications so far are commonly composed of nonrenewable ligands such as benzene dicarboxylate (BDC) or synthetically complex linkers and therefore are not suitable for commercial utilization. Here, we report new yttrium 2,5-furandicarboxylate (FDC)-based MOFs: "UOW-1" and "UOW-2" synthesized via solvothermal assembly, with the former having a unique structural topology. The FDC linker can be derived from biomass and is a green and sustainable alternative to conventionally used BDC ligands, which are sourced exclusively from fossil fuels. UOW-1, owing to unique coordination unsaturation a

SUBMITTER: Das S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9682481 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature