均相催化剂催化合成碳酸亚丙酯

分别就单组为催化剂和双组分催化剂对二氧化碳与环氧丙烷合成碳酸亚丙酯的催化活性进行了研究。实验结果表明，在单组分催化体系中，相转移催化剂，如十六烷基三甲基漠化按、四丁基演化铵对上述酯化反应具有较高的催化活性此外，盐酸羟胺、三苯基磷也有一定的催化活性；在双组分催化体系中，KI／PEG（聚乙二醇）体系具有很高的催化活性，能在较短时间内、较低的压力下高产率地得到碳酸亚丙酯，而某些金属盐、有机碱、季接盐的适当红合，也能有效地催化该反应。     

离子交换树脂催化合成碳酸亚丙酯

碘型离子交换树脂在某些偶极非质子性溶剂的作用下，能有效地催化二氧化碳与环氧丙烷合成碳酸亚丙酯，并能重复使用至少10次而仍能保持较高的催化活性。     

聚苯乙烯负载聚乙二醇在合成碳酸亚丙酯上的应用

用金属钾、金属钠以及氢氧化钠水溶液等方法制备聚苯乙烯负载聚乙二醇，结果表明，采用金属钾比金属钢具有更好的接枝效果，并能使反应在较低的温度下较快进行。在氢氧化钠溶液中添加少量相转移剂，如Bu4NBr，接枝效果也有所提高。以聚苯乙烯负载聚乙二醇和KI一起为催化剂，研究了溶剂、温度等因素对CO2与环氧丙烷合成碳酸亚丙酯催化活性的影响。结果表明，以甲醇为溶剂催化活性较高。研究还表明，聚苯乙烯负载聚乙二醇具有较好的热稳定性，可以在150℃下重复使用至少5次。     

Dimethyl carbonate synthesis via transesterification catalyzed by quaternary ammonium salt functionalized chitosan

A quaternary ammonium salt covalently linked to chitosan was first used as a catalyst for dimethyl carbonate （DMC） synthesis by the transesterification of propylene carbonate （PC） with methanol. The effects of various reaction variables like reaction time, temperature and pressure on the catalytic performance were also investigated. 54% DMC yield and 71% PC conversion were obtained under the optimal reaction conditions. Notably, the catalyst was able to be reused with retention of high catalytic activity and selectivity. Consequently, the process presented here has great potential for industrial application due to its advantages such as stability, easy preparation from renewable biopolymer, and simple separation from products.     

聚碳酸丙烯酯中碳酸丙烯酯含量的测定

建立了气相色谱分析聚碳酸丙烯酯中碳酸丙烯酯含量的方法,该方法操作简单,准确度高,可满足工业检测需求.     

Synthesis of propylene carbonate from urea and 1,2-propanediol

The production of propylene carbonate(PC)from urea and 1,2-propanediol(PG)was investigated in a batch process.The catalytic performances of zinc chloride and magnesium chloride were investigated for this reaction system.The influences of various operation conditions on the PC yield were explored.In this work,MgCl_2 and ZnCl_2 showed the excellent catalytic activity toward PC synthesis,and the yields of propylene carbonate reached 96.5%and 92.4%,respectively.The optimum reaction conditions were as follows...     

Synthesis of propylene carbonate from urea and 1,2-propylene glycol over ZnO/NaY catalyst

Propylene carbonate (PC) was produced from 1,2-propylene glycol (1,2-PG) and urea in a continuous-flow fixed bed reactor over heterogeneous ZnO catalyst supported on NaY. Among different ZnO loadings of ZnO/NaY catalysts, 5 wt% ZnO loadings of ZnO/NaY showed the highest activity. Characterization and reaction results indicated that the catalysts with a balanced strength of acid and base sites performed well for the synthesis of propylene carbonate from urea and 1,2-PG.     

Asymmetric catalysis with CO2: direct synthesis of optically active propylene carbonate from racemic epoxides

This communication describes a convenient route to optically active propylene carbonate by a catalytic kinetic resolution process resulting from the coupling reaction of CO2 and racemic epoxides using simple chiral SalenCo(III)/quaternary ammonium halide catalyst systems.     

过渡金属改性Mg-Al基固体碱催化剂上碳酸丙烯酯与甲醇合成碳酸二甲酯的研究

以共沉淀法制备了一系列不同价态过渡金属(Fe、Cu、Zr)改性的Mg-Al固体碱催化剂,考察了其对于甲醇与碳酸丙烯酯(PC)酯交换合成碳酸二甲酯的反应性能。采用XRD、N₂吸附-脱附、FT-IR、XPS、CO₂-TPD等手段对催化剂的物理化学性质进行了表征。结果表明,催化剂的碱强度、碱密度是影响催化活性的主要因素,不同价态过渡金属的加入可以调控Mg-Al固体催化剂的碱性。在考察的催化剂中,FeMgAl催化剂具有最高的表面碱密度,因此,表现出最好的催化性能。在温度为65℃、时间为4 h、甲醇与PC物质的量比为10∶1、催化剂用量为4%的反应条件下,PC转化率可达66.2%。     

Synthesis of photopolymers with pendant cyclic carbonate and cinnamic ester groups

Photopolymers with both pendant cyclic carbonate groups and cinnamic ester groups were synthesized by the addition reaction of poly(glycidyl methacryalte-co-styrene)[poly(GMA-co-AN)] with carbon dioxide and then with cinnamoyl chloride. Soluble quaternary ammonium salt catalysts showed good yield of cinnamoyl chloride addition to the glycidyl methacrylate groups. Quaternary salt catalysts of longer alkyl chain length and of more nucleophilic anion offered higher yield of cinnamoyl chloride addition. Photochemical reaction test showed that poly(CNMA-co-DOMA-co-St) had a good photosensitivity. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Catalytic asymmetric addition of carbon dioxide to propylene oxide with unprecedented enantioselectivity

New chiral catalyst systems were developed for the reaction of carbon dioxide with propylene oxide (PO) at atmospheric pressure to generate enantiomerically enriched propylene carbonate (PC). The best selectivity was achieved with a Co(III)(salen)-trifluoroacetyl complex and bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium fluoride (PPN+F-) as catalysts, affording PC in 40% yield and 83% ee (selectivity factor = 19). In addition, PC was prepared for the first time by kinetic resolution of PO with tetrabutylammonium methyl carbonate (TBAMC, nBu4N+ (-)OOCOMe). With TBAMC as "activated CO2", up to 71% ee was obtained.     

Synthesis of propylene carbonate and some dialkyl carbonates in the presence of bifunctional catalyst compositions

Poly(ethylene glycol)–potassium iodide complexes were found to have high catalytic activities in the esterification of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide under smooth experimental conditions. Furthermore, the complexes were combined with sodium methoxide to form bifunctional catalyst compositions sequentially for the above esterification, as well as the transesterification of the propylene carbonate formed in situ with some aliphatic alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol. It was found that the compositions were very effective, giving corresponding dialkyl carbonate, propylene carbonate and propylene glycol. It was noticed that the resulting dialkyl carbonate from n-butanol was diisobutyl carbonate, instead of di-n-butyl carbonate.     

Dielectric properties of propylene carbonate and propylene carbonate solutions

Permittivity data at frequencies from 0.9 to 12 GHz for propylene carbonate and for the solutions of NaI, NaClO₄, Bu₄NI, Bu₄NClO₄, ZnBr₂, and Ca(ClO₄)₂ in propylene carbonate at 25°C are reported and discussed. The contaminating influence of water on the dielectric spectra is shown. Measurements were executed by the method of travelling waves with equipment known to produce data of high precision. Evaluation of the data is performed on the basis of models presupposing one or more relaxation regions. The dielectric spectra of all salts with the exception of ZnBr₂ yield relaxation time distributions with a single critical relaxation time or can be analyzed by assuming two critical relaxation times for the solvent. ZnBr₂ solutions show a supplementary relaxation region at low frequencies which is attributed to the solute. The variation of permittivities at zero frequency with the salt concentration is discussed in the framework of kinetic depolarization. Solvation numbers are estimated.     

Anionic bulk oligomerization of ethylene and propylene carbonate initiated by bisphenol‐A/base systems

When the bulk oligomerization of 1,3‐dioxolan‐2‐one (ethylene carbonate, EC) and 4‐methyl‐1,3‐dioxolan‐2‐one (propylene carbonate, PC) with the 2,2‐bis(4‐hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol‐A, BPA)/base system (bases such as KHCO₃, K₂CO₃, KOH, Li₂CO₃, and t‐BuOK) was investigated at elevated temperature, significant differences were observed. Oligomerization of EC initiated by BPA/base readily takes place, but the oligomerization of PC is inhibited. The very first propylene carbonate/propylene oxide unit readily forms a phenolic ether bond with the functional groups of BPA phenolate, but the addition of the second monomer unit is rather slow. The oligomerization of EC yields symmetrical oligo(ethylene oxide) side chains. According to IR studies the oligomeric chains formed from PC with BPA contain not only ether but also carbonate bonds. The in situ step oligomerization of the BPA dipropoxylate was also identified by SEC, and a possible reaction mechanism is proposed. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 545–550, 1999     

Catalytic performance of metal oxides for the synthesis of propylene carbonate from urea and 1,2-propanediol

The influences of acid–base properties of metal oxides on the catalytic performance for synthesis of propylene carbonate from urea and 1,2-propanediol was investigated, and the reaction was stepwise. The amphoteric ZnO showed the best activity, and the yield of propylene carbonate reached 98.9%. The urea decomposition over oxides was characterized by using FTIR. ZnO, CaO, MgO and La₂O₃ were favorable to promote urea decomposition to form the isocyanate species, and the formation of isocyanate species was the key to urea alcoholysis. The catalytic activity of urea decomposition was consistency to the catalytic performance for synthesis of propylene carbonate. Based on these, the probable reaction mechanism was proposed.     

金鸡纳碱季铵盐促进的 CO2 与环氧化合物的不对称环加成反应

 开发了钴配合物/金鸡纳碱季铵盐催化剂体系用于催化 CO2 与环氧化合物的不对称环加成反应, 考察了催化剂和助催化剂中阴离子对反应的影响. 结果表明, 该反应可在 667 kPa CO2 压力和室温下进行. 催化剂中不同阴离子的活性次序为 2-硝基苯氧基 > 2,4,6-三硝基苯氧基 > NO3? > OAc? > 三氟乙酸根 ≈ B ? > Cl? >对甲苯磺酸根. 当助催化剂阴离子为 Cl?时反应的 ee 值较高, 而为 Br? 时反应速度较快. 当以 (S,S)-1,2-环己二胺缩 (N,N-双 (3,5-二-叔丁基水杨醛) 钴 (III) 乙酸盐 ((S,S)-A) 结合 N,O-二苄基氯化奎宁 (1a) 作助催化剂时, 得到了 ee 值为 73% 的手性丙烯环碳酸酯.     

Preparation of chlorinated poly(propylene carbonate) and its distinguished properties

Poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC),the copolymerization product of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide,was chlorinated for the first time in our laboratory.Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and ion chromatography test showed that chlorine atoms were successfully introduced onto the polymer chains of PPC.We named this newborn polymer material as chlorinated poly(propylene carbonate) (CPPC).It is worth noting that the reaction conditions of the chlorination of PPC were quite mild,which could be easily and simply realized at industrial level.What is more important is that CPPC possessed many more distinguished properties in solubility,wettability,adhesiveness,and gas barrier compared with PPC.For example,the bonding strength of CPPC as thermal adhesive is nearly four times higher than that of PPC for wood,stainless steel and glass.The oxygen permeability coefficient of CPPC exhibits a decrease of 33％ compared with that of PPC.Moreover,CPPC is quite stable in air,whereas it could be well biodegraded in soil compared with PPC.These results indicated that CPPC could be widely used in the fields of coating,adhesive,barrier materials and so on,which could greatly promote the development of PPC industry.     

Synthesis of poly(isopropenylphenoxy propylene carbonate) and its facile side‐chain functionalization into hydroxy‐polyurethanes

4‐Isopropenyl phenol ( 4‐IPP ) is a versatile dual functional intermediate that can be prepared readily from bisphenol‐A ( BPA ). Through etherification with epichlorohydrin to the phenolic group of 4‐IPP , it can be converted into 4‐isopropenyl phenyl glycidyl ether ( IPGE ). On further reaction with carbon dioxide in the presence of tetra‐n‐butyl ammonium bromide ( TBAB ) as the catalyst, IPGE was transformed into 4‐isopropenylphenoxy propylene carbonate ( IPPC ) in 90% yield. Cationic polymerization of IPPC with strong acid such as trifluoromethanesulfonic acid or boron trifluoride diethyl etherate as the catalyst at ?40 °C gave a linear poly(isopropenylphenoxy propylene carbonate), poly( IPPC ), with multicyclic carbonate groups substituted uniformly at the side‐chains of the polymer. The cyclic carbonate groups of poly( IPPC ) were further reacted with different aliphatic amines and diamines resulting in formation of polymers with hydroxy‐polyurethane on side‐chains. Syntheses, characterizations of poly( IPPC ) and its conversion into hydroxy‐polyurethane crosslinked polymers were presented. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 802–808     

Effective, selective coupling of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide to poly(propylene carbonate) using (salen)CrN3 catalysts

The copolymerization of propylene oxide and CO2 has been investigated employing Cr(salen)N3 complexes as catalysts. Unfortunately the reaction could not be studied in real time via in situ IR spectroscopy, thereby obtaining detailed kinetic data, because of the copolymer limited solubility in most solvents. Investigations employing batch reactor runs concentrating on varying the cocatalyst, the equivalents of cocatalyst, and the steric and electronic structure of the catalyst through modification of the salen ligand were undertaken. It was discovered that the optimal catalyst for copolymer selectivity vs the monomeric propylene carbonate was one that contained a salen ligand with an electron-withdrawing phenylene backbone and electron-donating tert-butyl groups in the phenolate rings. This catalyst was used to investigate the effect of altering the nature of the cocatalyst and its concentration, the three cocatalysts being tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy3), PPN+ N3(-), and PPN+ Cl-, where PPN+ is the large very weakly interacting bis(triphenylphosphoramylidene)ammonium cation. By utilization of more or less than 1 equiv of PCy3 as cocatalyst, the yield of polymer was reduced. On the other hand, the PPN+ salts showed the best activity when 0.5 equiv was employed, and produced only cyclic when using over 1 equiv.     

KI与无机铵盐催化CO2与环氧丙烷合成碳酸丙烯酯

以无毒、合成简单、廉价的无机铵盐(氨基甲酸铵、碳酸氢铵、碳酸铵等)为助催化剂,研究其对卤化钾(KCl、KBr、KI)催化CO2与环氧丙烷合成碳酸丙烯酯(PC)的影响.结果表明,卤化钾与无机铵盐显示出很好的协同催化效应.其中以氨基甲酸铵为助催化剂,KI为主催化剂时,催化合成PC的效果最好.同时考察了催化剂用量、反应温度、CO2初始压力、PC的预加入量、反应时间等因素对反应的影响.在优化条件下,PC收率大于99%.