Precision Construction of B/N-Based All-Solid-State Frustrated Lewis Pairs via Covalent Bond Template-Locking Mechanism for CO2 Capture and Conversion
摘要
Developing materials with both efficient CO2 capture and catalytic conversion functions is of vital importance for realizing carbon recycling. Among various options, Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs), a metal-free catalytic system with great potential, still face a significant obstacle: precisely and densely building FLPs active sites within solid supports. To tackle this issue, this research puts forward a novel B-N covalent bond template-locking approach. We selected covalent organic frameworks (BNOF), which already have B-N covalent bonds in skeletons, as starting materials. Through a programmed carbonization process, we successfully synthesized a series of porous carbons (BNOF-PCs) with in-situ and adjacent B and N co-doping. Comprehensive characterization indicated that this method allowed BNOF-PCs to retain the rich porous structure of BNOFs. More importantly, the negative shift in the B 1s binding energy combined with the positive shift in the N 1s binding energy directly proved the electron synergy between B and N atoms used to constructed FLPs active centers. In terms of performance, the prepared materials performed outstandingly in both CO2 capture and cycloaddition reactions. For instance, BNOF-750 had a CO2 adsorption capacity of 47 cm3·g− 1, and its adsorption mechanism could be adjusted by temperature. BNOF-850 could catalyze reactions between different epoxides and CO2 with a yield of up to 99% and could be recycled stably at least six times.
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