Abstract
New pyridinium‐functionalized metalloporphyrins MEtPpBr4 (M = Zn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+; EtPp = 5, 10, 15, 20‐tetra(4‐(3‐(N‐ethyl‐4‐pyridyl)pyrazolyl)phenyl)porphyrin) were synthesized as bifunctional catalysts for the cycloaddition reactions of epoxides and CO2. The effects of catalyst loading, CO2 pressure, reaction temperature and time on catalytic activity were investigated. ZnEtPpBr4 (1) and CoEtPpBr4 (2) exhibited efficient activities in the cycloaddition reactions of various epoxides with CO2 as at 120 °C under 2 MPa of CO2 pressure without solvent. Most of corresponding cyclic carbonates could be obtained in almost quantitative yields and > 99.9% selectivity with molar ratio of epoxide/catalyst 2222 after 8 hr of reaction.
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