- Equimolar CO2 capture by N-substituted amino acid salts and subsequent conversion.
Equimolar CO2 capture by N-substituted amino acid salts and subsequent conversion.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2012-10-09)
An-Hua Liu, Ran Ma, Chan Song, Zhen-Zhen Yang, Ao Yu, Yu Cai, Liang-Nian He, Ya-Nan Zhao, Bing Yu, Qing-Wen Song
PMID23042720
ABSTRACT
Steric bulk controls CO(2) absorption: N-substituted amino acid salts in poly(ethylene glycol) reversibly absorb CO(2) in nearly 1:1 stoichiometry. Carbamic acid is thought to be the absorbed form of CO(2); this was supported by NMR and in situ IR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations. The captured CO(2) could be converted directly into oxazolidinones and thus CO(2) desorption could be sidestepped.