Synthesis of Porous Sulfonamide Polymers by Capturing Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide

Pengfei Zhang, Dong Chen, Nanqing Chen, Kuan Huang, Duanjian Tao, Meijun Li, Sheng Dai

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Abstract

The emission of SO2 from the burning of fossil fuel has resulted in a severe atmospheric pollution. The development of efficient strategies for not only capturing but also utilizing SO2 is highly welcome. A simple, mild, and versatile method has been developed that exploits atmospheric SO2 in the synthesis of porous polymers. Inspired by the chemistry of sulfonamides, contorted or bulky monomers with multiple amine groups were cross-linked by SO2 molecules in the presence of Et3N and I2. The sulfonamide polymers have specific surface areas up to 211 m2 g−1. In contrast to most porous polymers, the porous sulfonamide polymers (PSPs) are soluble in organic solvents, thus offering a chance to study their structures and molecular weights by liquid-state NMR spectroscopy and gel-permeation chromatography, respectively. Moreover, these PSPs can be easily processed into organic membranes. The current concept should encourage more studies to design porous polymers with SO2 or CO2 gases as linkages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1751-1755
Number of pages5
JournalChemSusChem
Volume11
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 11 2018

Funding

S.D. and P.F.Z. were supported by the Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy. P.F.Z. acknowledges Shanghai Pujiang Program (Grant No. 17PJ1403500), Thousand Talent Program and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21776174) for the partial support.

Keywords

  • C−S coupling
  • SO capture
  • pollution remediation
  • porous polymers
  • sulfonamides

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