Green organic syntheses: organic carbonates as methylating agents

Dimethylcarbonate (DMC) is a valuable methylating reagent that can replace methyl halides and dimethylsulfate in the methylation of a variety of nucleophiles. It couples tunable reactivity and unprecedented selectivity towards mono-C- and mono-N-methylation. In addition, it is a prototype example of a green reagent, because it is nontoxic, is made by a clean process, is biodegradable, and reacts in the presence of a catalytic amount of base, thereby avoiding the formation of undesirable inorganic salts as by-products. Depending on the reaction conditions, DMC can be reacted under plug-flow, CSTR, or batch conditions. Other remarkable reactions are those where DMC behaves as an oxidant. The reactivity of other carbonates is reported as well.     

NaF含量对以水滑石结构为前驱体的固体碱催化剂F-Ca-Mg-Al及碳酸二甲酯合成的影响（英文）

以碳酸丙烯(PC)和甲醇为原料,经酯交换反应合成的多功能、环保的碳酸二甲酯(DMC)是一种绿色、节能的合成方法。CaO固体碱催化剂对该反应具有良好的催化性能,但其再生性不理想。以F-Ca-Mg-Al水滑石(LDHs)为原料,制备了一系列不同Na F用量的固体碱催化剂,并对其进行了表征和酯交换反应测试。与不加氟的FCMA-0催化剂相比,经氟改性后的催化剂的比表面积、碱量、催化活性等性能均有明显提高。催化活性由高到低依次为:FCMA-0.8> FCMA-0.4>FCMA-1.2> FCMA-1.6> FCMA-0,这与总碱位量和强碱位量一致。FCMA-0.8催化剂活性最好,与纯CaO催化剂的相当,PC转化率为66.8%,DMC选择性为97.4%,DMC收率为65.1%。在10次循环使用后,FCMA-0.8催化剂的DMC收率仅下降3.9%(CaO催化剂下降33.2%)。FCMA-0.8在PC与甲醇酯交换制DMC方面具有良好的工业应用前景。     

焙烧温度对CuCe/AC催化剂甲醇氧化羰基化性能的影响

采用先浸渍Ce后浸渍Cu的方法制备了活性炭(AC)负载CuCe催化剂,考察了焙烧温度对CuCe/AC催化剂表面结构及其催化甲醇气相氧化羰基化合成碳酸二甲酯(DMC)性能的影响,并采用XRD、XPS和H2-TPR等表征分析了活性组分含量和价态等性质。结果表明,催化剂中高价态的Cu~(2+)逐渐被还原为低价态的Cu~+和Cu~0,催化剂中发生Cu~(2+)→Cu~+→Cu~0的还原变化过程。催化剂经450℃焙烧处理后,催化剂中仍然存在一定量的Cu_2O晶相,表明Ce与Cu的相互作用抑制了部分Cu_2O的还原。当焙烧处理温度为300℃时,催化剂中的Cu~+含量达到最高,此时催化剂的活性达到最优,DMC的时空收率、选择性以及甲醇转化率分别为143.4mg/(g·h)、85.2%和4.1%。     

Graphene Oxide Supported Molybdenum Cluster: First Heterogenized Homogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of Dimethylcarbonate from CO2 and Methanol

The octahedral molybdenum cluster‐based compound, Cs₂Mo₆Brⁱ₈Br^a₆ was immobilized on graphene oxide (GO) by using a facile approach. High resolution transmission electron microscopy results revealed that molybdenum clusters were uniformly distributed on the GO nanosheets. Cs₂Mo₆Brⁱ₈Br^a₆ was attached to the GO support via chemical interaction between apical ligands of Mo₆Brⁱ₈Br^a₆ cluster units and oxygen functionalities of GO, as revealed by XPS studies. The developed material was used for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate by reduction of carbon dioxide. The synthesized catalyst, that is, GO–Cs₂Mo₆Brⁱ₈Br^a_x, exhibited higher catalytic efficiency than its homogeneous analogue without using dehydrating agent. The catalyst was found to be efficiently recyclable without significant loss of catalytic activity.     

Synthesis and properties of renewable nonisocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) from dimethylcarbonate

Novel fully renewable AA‐BB type nonisocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) were synthesized using the transurethanization approach. Dicarbamate monomers were prepared by the reaction of a diamine with an excess of dimethylcarbonate (DMC), in presence of 1,5,7‐triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec‐5‐ene (TBD) as catalyst. Then, the dicarbamate was reacted with a diol to afford the polymer, in presence of TBD or K₂CO₃ as catalyst. Several renewable diamines and diols were tested. The two steps were conducted under neat conditions. The obtained materials exhibited T_g values varying from ?38 to 42 ° C, T_m values varying from 42 to 204 °C , and thermal stabilities above 200 ° C. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 1351–1359     

碘甲烷在碳酸二甲酯直接合成中的作用

Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is an environmentally friendly compound and a substitutive intermediate for highly toxic phosgene or dimethyl sulfate in carbonylation and methylation reactions as well as a promising octane booster. The common methods for its preparation are the oxidative carbonylation of methanol catalyzed by a variety of transition metal ions and the transesterification of ethylene carbonate or propene carbonate with methanol[1]. The direct synthesis of DMC from carbon dioxide and methanol is a challenging route in which the most abundant carbon resources and a main greenhouse gas is used as feedstock. A new method for the direct synthesis of DMC catalyzed by the methoxide of main group metal has attracted more and more attention since it was reported[2～6] . However the lower conversion of the reaction has become the main obstacle for its application. In this letter, an efficient promoter for the direct synthesis of DMC is reported.