Issue 25, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Efficient carbonate synthesis under mild conditions through cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to oxiranes using a Zn(salphen) catalyst†

Antonello Decortes,a   Marta Martínez Belmonte,a   Jordi Benet-Buchholza  and  Arjan W. Kleij*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona, Spain
E-mail: akleij@iciq.es
Fax: +34 977920224
Tel: +34 977920247

b Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Zn(salphen) complexes are reported as effective, cheap, robust and relatively green catalysts for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to terminal epoxides to afford cyclic carbonates in good yields.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C000493F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Jan 2010
Accepted
06 May 2010
First published
28 May 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 4580-4582

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Efficient carbonate synthesis under mild conditions through cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to oxiranes using a Zn(salphen) catalyst

A. Decortes, M. Martínez Belmonte, J. Benet-Buchholz and A. W. Kleij, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4580 DOI: 10.1039/C000493F

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