Table 1.
Catalytic CO2-epoxide condensation with OTA2-MOF-Cu[a]
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| entry | R | [Cu] cat. | Yield[b] |
| 1 | CH3 | MOF-Cu | 100% |
| 2 | CH3 | no cat. | 2% |
| 3 | CH3 | CuBr2 | 10% |
| 4 | CH3 | HKUST-1 | 60% |
| 5 | C2H5 | MOF-Cu | 97% |
| 6 | CH2=CHCH2OCH2 | MOF-Cu | 94% |
| 7 | C6H5OCH2 | MOF-Cu | 58% |
general conditions: substituted oxirane (2 mmol), 0.65 mol% per exposed copper site, TBABr (0.2 mmol), CO2 (1 atm), neat, rt.
yield was determined by GC.