Synthesis of cyclic carbonates with carbon dioxide and cesium carbonate
- Author(s)
- Michael R. Reithofer, Yin Ngai Sum, Yugen Zhang
- Abstract
Cyclic carbonates are important compounds for the synthesis of biocompatible polymers and linear dialkyl carbonates, as well as solvents and electrolytes. We report here the synthesis of such compounds from easily accessible starting materials with carbon dioxide as a C1 source and caesium carbonate as the base. This new methodology is able to yield 5- and 6-membered cyclic carbonates very efficiently in a green manner.
- Organisation(s)
- External organisation(s)
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research A*STAR
- Journal
- Green Chemistry
- Volume
- 15
- Pages
- 2086-2090
- No. of pages
- 5
- ISSN
- 1463-9262
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c3gc40790j
- Publication date
- 08-2013
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 104015 Organic chemistry, 104003 Inorganic chemistry
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Chemistry, Pollution
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/e18a8bd0-8135-4baa-bdbd-7e8dd863ca8f