Synthesis of cyclic carbonates by ruthenium(VI) bis-imido porphyrin/TBACl-catalyzed reaction of epoxide with CO2

The catalytic activity of the ruthenium(VI) bis-imido porphyrin complex/TBACl binary system in promoting the CO[Formula: see text] cycloaddition to epoxides forming cyclic carbonates is here reported. The system was very efficient in catalyzing the conversion of differently substituted epoxides under mild experimental conditions (100 [Formula: see text]C and 0.6 MPa of CO[Formula: see text]. Even if the sole TBACl resulted active under the optimized experimental conditions, the addition of ruthenium species was fundamental to maximizing the reaction productivity both in terms of epoxide conversions and cyclic carbonate selectivities. A preliminary mechanistic study indicated a positive role of ruthenium imido nitrogen atom in activating carbon dioxide.

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Intermolecular proton transfer in cyclic carbonate synthesis from epoxide and carbon dioxide catalyzed by azaphosphatranes: a DFT mechanistic study

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c4ra11081a ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (16) ◽

pp. 12382-12386 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Zhiqiang Zhang ◽

Liancai Xu ◽

Wenkai Feng

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Proton Transfer ◽

Dft Calculations ◽

Cyclic Carbonate ◽

Solvent Free ◽

Mechanistic Study ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Intermolecular Proton Transfer

The activity of azaphosphatranes, novel types of non-metal and solvent-free catalysts for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO2, is unraveled by DFT calculations.

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Bimetallic scorpionate-based helical organoaluminum complexes for efficient carbon dioxide fixation into a variety of cyclic carbonates

Catalysis Science & Technology ◽

10.1039/d0cy00593b ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 3265-3278 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Marta Navarro ◽

Luis F. Sánchez-Barba ◽

Andrés Garcés ◽

Juan Fernández-Baeza ◽

Israel Fernández ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Cyclic Carbonate ◽

Carbon Dioxide Fixation ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Carbonate Formation ◽

Aluminum Complexes

The binuclear aluminum complexes [AlR2(κ2-NN′;κ2-NN′)AlR2] with TBAB/PPNCl behave as excellent systems for cyclic carbonate formation from CO2 with challenging epoxides.

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Lanthanide clusters as highly efficient catalysts regarding carbon dioxide activation

New Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c9nj05831a ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (13) ◽

pp. 5019-5022 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Wei Hou ◽

Gang Wang ◽

Xiaojing Wu ◽

Shuoyi Sun ◽

Chunyang Zhao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

High Catalytic Activity ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Highly Efficient ◽

Carbon Dioxide Activation

Lanthanide clusters display a wide substrate scope and high catalytic activity for the insertion of CO2 into epoxides to form cyclic carbonates.

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Niobium(v) chloride and imidazolium bromides as efficient dual catalyst systems for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide

Catalysis Science & Technology ◽

10.1039/c3cy01057k ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 1638-1643 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Michael E. Wilhelm ◽

Michael H. Anthofer ◽

Robert M. Reich ◽

Valerio D'Elia ◽

Jean-Marie Basset ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

Propylene Oxide ◽

Catalyst System ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Imidazolium Salt ◽

Catalyst Systems

Imidazolium bromides combined with niobium(v) choride were used as catalyst system for the reaction of CO2 with epoxides to cyclic carbonates. The variation of the cation structure strongly affects the properties of the imidazolium salt and therefore the catalytic activity.

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Highly Active CO2 Fixation into Cyclic Carbonates Catalyzed by Tetranuclear Aluminum Benzodiimidazole-Diylidene Adducts

Catalysts ◽

10.3390/catal11010002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 2

Author(s):

Ángela Mesías-Salazar ◽

Yersica Rios Yepes ◽

Javier Martínez ◽

René S. Rojas

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Co2 Fixation ◽

Cyclic Carbonate ◽

Spectroscopic Methods ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Efficient Catalyst ◽

Highly Active ◽

Carbonate Formation ◽

Tetrabutylammonium Iodide

A set of tetranuclear alkyl aluminum adducts 1 and 2 supported by benzodiimidazole-diylidene ligands L1, N,N’-(1,5-diisopropylbenzodiimidazole-2,6-diylidene)bis(propan-2-amine), and L2, N,N’-(1,5-dicyclohexyl-benzodiimidazole-2,6-diylidene)dicyclohexanamine were synthetized in exceptional yields and characterized by spectroscopic methods. These compounds were studied as catalysts for cyclic carbonate formation (3a–o) from their corresponding terminal epoxides (2a–o) and carbon dioxide utilizing tetrabutylammonium iodide as a nucleophile in the absence of a solvent. The experiments were carried out at 70 °C and 1 bar CO2 pressure for 24 h and adduct 1 was the most efficient catalyst for the synthesis of a large variety of monosubstituted cyclic carbonates with excellent conversions and yields.

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Influence of acidic strength on the catalytic activity of Brønsted acidic ionic liquids on synthesizing cyclic carbonate from carbon dioxide and epoxide

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.031 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 67 ◽

pp. 285-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Lin-Fei Xiao ◽

Dong-Wei Lv ◽

Dan Su ◽

Wei Wu ◽

Hong-Feng Li

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

Ionic Liquids ◽

Cyclic Carbonate ◽

Acidic Ionic Liquids

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An efficient CO2 fixation reaction with epoxides catalysed by in situ formed blue vanadium catalyst from dioxovanadium(+5) complex: moisture enhanced and atmospheric oxygen retarded catalytic activity

New Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c9nj04606b ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 2547-2554 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rakhimoni Borah ◽

Naranarayan Deori ◽

Sanfaori Brahma

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

Co2 Fixation ◽

Atmospheric Oxygen ◽

Carbon Dioxide Fixation ◽

Vanadium Catalyst ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Mild Conditions ◽

Fixation Reaction

In situ formed vanadium(+4) species catalyzed carbon dioxide fixation reaction, leading to 99% conversion of epoxides to cyclic carbonates under mild conditions is reported here, along with the study on the in situ formed catalyst to some extent.

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Cycloaddition Reaction of Carbon Dioxide to Epoxides Catalyzed by Polymer-Supported Quaternary Phosphonium Salts

Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1155/2013/261378 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Yubing Xiong ◽

Feng Bai ◽

Zipeng Cui ◽

Na Guo ◽

Rongmin Wang

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Low Cost ◽

Cycloaddition Reaction ◽

Coupling Reaction ◽

Catalytic Performance ◽

Cyclic Carbonate ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Phosphonium Salts ◽

Polymer Supported ◽

High Yields

Polymer-supported quaternary phosphonium salt (PS-QPS) was explored as effective catalyst for the coupling reaction of carbon dioxide with epoxides. The results indicated that cyclic carbonates with high yields (98.6%) and excellent selectivity (100%) could be prepared at the conditions of 5 MPa CO2, 150°C, and 6 h without the addition of organic solvents or cocatalysts. The effects of various reaction conditions on the catalytic performance were investigated in detail. The catalyst is applicable to a variety of epoxides, producing the corresponding cyclic carbonates in good yields. Furthermore, the catalyst could be recovered easily and reused for five times without loss of catalytic activity obviously. A proposed mechanism for synthesis of cyclic carbonate in the presence of PS-QPS was discussed. The catalyst was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum. It is believed that PS-QPS is of great potential for CO2fixation applications due to its unusual advantages, such as easy preparation, high activity and selectivity, stability, low cost, and reusability.

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Poly(ethylene glycol): an Alternative Solvent for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonate from Vicinal Halohydrin and Carbon Dioxide

Australian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1071/ch08554 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 62 (8) ◽

pp. 917 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Jing-Lun Wang ◽

Liang-Nian He ◽

Xiao-Yong Dou ◽

Fang Wu

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Ethylene Glycol ◽

Reaction Medium ◽

Cyclic Carbonate ◽

High Yield ◽

Cyclic Carbonates ◽

Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽

Potential Applications ◽

Ready Availability ◽

Poly Ethylene

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in this work proved to be an efficient reaction medium for the reaction of vicinal halohydrin with carbon dioxide in the presence of a base to synthesise cyclic carbonates. Notably, PEG-400 as an environmentally friendly solvent exhibits a unique influence on reactivity compared with conventional organic solvents. Various cyclic carbonates were prepared in high yield employing this protocol. The process presented here has potential applications in the industrial production of cyclic carbonates because of its simplicity, cost benefits, ready availability of starting materials, and mild reaction conditions.

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