CoCo-PBA/tetrabutylammonium bromide as highly efficient catalyst for CO_(2) and epoxides coupling reaction under mild conditions

The development of effective and low-energy-consumption catalysts for CO_(2)conversion into high-value-added products by constructing versatile active sites on the surface of heterogeneous compounds is an ur-gent and challenging task.In this study,a stable and well-defined heterogeneous cobalt hexacyanocobal-tate(Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2)),typical cobalt Prussian blue analogue(CoCo-PBA)modified with tetrabutylammo-nium bromide(TBAB),is proven to be the superior catalyst for CO_(2)and epoxide coupling to produce cyclic carbonates with>99%yield under mild reaction conditions(1.0 MPa,65℃).Based on a series of characterizations,it is revealed that the CoCo-PBA structure can maintain relatively high thermal and chemical stability.Recycling experiments exhibited that the CoCo-PBA system could retain 98%of the original activity after six reaction rounds.The CoCo-PBA/TBAB catalytic system was also highly active for coupling CO_(2)with other industrial-grade epoxides.These results show the Co Co-PBA catalytic system potential flexibility and the generality of the catalyst preparation strategy.