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Back Cover: Carbon Dioxide Oversolubility in Nanoconfined Liquids for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates (ChemCatChem 11/2017)
Author(s) -
Zakharova Maria V.,
Kleitz Freddy,
Fontaine FrédéricGeorges
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201700838
Subject(s) - cycloaddition , catalysis , carbon dioxide , mesoporous material , porosity , adsorption , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering
The Cover shows the catalytic cycloaddition of CO 2 to epoxides using a solid catalyst based on a mesoporous silica material. Reactant molecules enter the pores freely, highlighting the catalyst′s ability to perform the transformation under mild conditions. The resulting cyclic carbonates come out of the porous solid catalyst as a blue liquid. Gray greenhouse gases provide an endless supply of CO 2 to obtain organic cyclic carbonates, which are widely used as green solvents. In their Communication, M. V. Zakharova et al. demonstrate that the physical phenomenon of gas oversolubility in nanoconfined liquids can be applied for the catalytic cycloaddition of CO 2 to epoxides to generate cyclic carbonates at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. The hybrid adsorbent exhibits enhanced catalytic properties and multicycle stability. (Cover Artists: Emile Dubois and Maria Zakharova) More information can be found in the Communication by M. V. Zakharova et al. on page 1886 in Issue 11, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700247).