CO2 capture by deep eutectic solvents (DESs) formed between 1,3-bis(isopropyl)imidazolium 1,2,4-triazolide ([IiPim][Triz]) and ethylene glycol (EG) is investigated in this study. [IiPim][Triz]-EG DESs exhibit a capacity of ~1.0 mol CO2/mol DESs at 1.0 atm and 25 ℃. Surprisingly, mechanistic results disclose that CO2 reacts with EG but does not bind with the C-2 site of [IiPim]+ cation, which may be due to the high steric hindrance of the C-2 site of the N-heterocyclic carbene IiPim present in [IiPim][Triz]-EG DESs.

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