CO2 adsorption and catalytic application of imidazole ionic liquid functionalized porous organic polymers

Shuang Hao, Yuchuan Liu, Chuning Shang, Zhiqiang Liang*, Jihong Yu

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Abstract

A series of imidazole ionic liquid (IL) functionalized porous organic polymers (POPs) with high surface areas has been successfully prepared based on p-dichloroxylene (p-DCX) and N-methylimidazole (N-MI) as fundamental building blocks through the FeCl3-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. The IL-functionalized POPs show CO2 uptake up to 73.6 cm3 g-1 (273 K, 1 bar). Their isosteric heat of adsorption can be increased from 7.84 to 17.35 kJ mol-1 by adjusting the molar ratios of N-MI to p-DCX. These materials could also be used as reusable acid catalysts in the syntheses of benzimidazole derivatives from aromatic aldehydes and o-phenylene diamine in good yields (87-91%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1833-1839
Number of pages7
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume8
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes

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