题目：

Cascade Conversion of CO₂ to Ethylene Carbonate under Ambient Conditions

作者：

Zhaoyu Wen^1,2, Mengjing Wang^1,2, Chenglin Liang^1,2, Baojie Fan^1,2, Yuchen Yan^1,2, Jia Fan^1,2, Na Han^1,2*, Yuhang Wang^1,2, and Yanguang Li^1,2,3*

摘要：

Ethylene carbonate (EC) is the simplest cyclic carbonate with great industrial significance, most importantly as the vital electrolyte component for lithium-ion batteries. Its conventional synthesis generally involves the use of toxic precursors and requires elevated temperatures and pressures. Herein, we propose a cascade catalytic route for converting CO₂ to EC under ambient conditions. Such a hybrid reaction scheme consists of the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to ethylene catalyzed by copper in a membrane electrode assembly reactor, the bromine-mediated conversion of ethylene to bromoethanol catalyzed by WO₃ nanoarrays grown on carbon cloth, and the reaction between bromoethanol and CO₂ to form EC. By separately optimizing individual catalytic steps and then integrating them together in series, we achieved the conversion of CO₂ to EC at a good yield under room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Our study also represents the first demonstration about the successful synthesis of organic carbonates from CO₂ as the exclusive carbon source.

影响因子：

14.4

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