CO₂ Adsorption Based on Porphyrin Based Porous Organic Polymers

Abstract In order to efficiently catalyze the cycloaddition reaction of CO 2 and epoxy alkanes under mild environment and no catalyst, this paper designed and synthesized two kinds of porphyrin based porous organic polymers—porphyrin based porous organic polymer containing carboxyl group (ppop-cooh) and porphyrin based porous organic polymer containing quaternary ammonium salt ion pair. Quaternary ammonium salt cation anion pair nucleophilic groups and metal active centers were introduced into the polymer by pre- and post-modification respectively. The chemical structure and pore structure of the polymer were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and physical adsorption instrument, and its effect as a catalyst on the cycloaddition reaction of CO 2 and epoxy alkanes was studied. From the results, it is demonstrated that the two polymers had a multistage pore structure with a specific surface area of 302 m 2 /g-514 m 2 /g. The synergistic effect of Lewis acid metal ions, nucleophiles and multistage pore structure in the polymer significantly promotes the cycloaddition reaction between CO 2 and epoxy alkanes. Under mild conditions (80°C, 0.3 MPa, 24h), the selectivity and conversion of the reaction reach more than 99%. The polymer is repeated for many times. After use, it still has good catalytic performance.