In terms of the so-called “sustainable society” and “green chemistry” concepts

carbon dioxide capture

storage and utilization have been attracted much attention from both industrial and academic viewpoints in recent years. The synthesis of five-membered cyclic carbonates via the 100% atom-economical cycloaddition of epoxides with CO2 under mild condition is one of the most promising ways. Herein

based on the design idea of homogenous catalysts

the research advance of the acid-base synergistic effect promoted the cycloaddition reaction from CO2 and epoxide is reviewed from the perspective of catalyst structure

including simple binary catalytic systems

functionalized one-component catalytic systems and metal complexes catalytic systems etc.