Highly active and selective ZIF-derived cobalt catalyst for methanol conversion to dimethyl carbonate

The oxidative carbonylation of methanol to synthesize dimethyl carbonate (DMC) has been extensively studied over Cu-based catalysts, but the activity and selectivity are not high. The Co catalysts exhibit high DMC selectivity, but the difficulty in recycling homogeneous Co catalyst and the low conversion of heterogeneous Co catalyst limit the application of Co catalysts. Here,…