Valorization of glycerol 1,2-carbonate as a precursor for the development of new synthons in organic chemistry

Abstract

Conjugate addition reactions are efficiently performed by a very simple electrochemical method using nickel complexes as catalysts. In this paper, we reported a new method for the valorization of glycerol 1,2-carbonate. Firstly, we prepared the activated glycerol 1,2-carbonate derivatives (halogen or pseudo-halide derivatives), and secondly applied these halogen derivatives in coupling reactions by electrochemical methods with organic compounds and environment-friendly solvent (propylene carbonate). To our knowledge, this is the first report of creation of carbon–carbon bonds on the glycerol 1,2-carbonate and of the synthesis of these compounds.