Development of a Halide‐Free Aluminium‐Based Catalyst for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from Epoxides and Carbon Dioxide |
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| Authors: | Dr Jose A Castro‐Osma Prof Michael North Dr Xiao Wu |
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| Institution: | Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD (UK) |
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| Abstract: | Kinetic studies of the synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycidol and carbon dioxide have been carried out. These showed that under suitable reaction conditions, bimetallic aluminium(salen) complex 4 is able to catalyse the conversion of epoxides into the corresponding cyclic carbonates without the need for a co‐catalyst. |
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| Keywords: | aluminium carbon dioxide catalysts cyclic carbonate epoxide |
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