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US 12,415,889 B2Granted
Cyclopropenimines for activation of carbon dioxide
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDino Wu, Luis M. Campos, Nathaniel H. Park, James L. Hedrick, Junho Kwon
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Abstract
A process, apparatus, and material for generating polymers are disclosed. Generating the polymers comprises reacting carbon dioxide (CO2) with a cyclopropenimine (CPI). Generating the polymers further comprises reacting monomers with a product of the reaction between the CPI and the CO2.
Claims19
A process of generating polymers, comprising:
- reacting carbon dioxide (CO2) with a cyclopropenimine (CPI);
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- reacting monomers with a product of the reacting, wherein the monomers comprise a monomer having nucleophilic functional groups.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.