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Direct synthesis of cyclic carbonates from olefins and CO2 catalyzed by a MoO2(acac)2-quaternary ammonium salt system

  • Fawang Chen
  • , Tao Dong
  • , Tiegang Xu
  • , Xiaofang Li*
  • , Changwen Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A highly efficient synthesis of cyclic carbonates from olefins and CO2 has been achieved by the use of a molybdenyl acetylacetonate (MoO2(acac)2)–quaternary ammonium salt catalytic system with tert-butyl hydroperoxide as an oxidant through a one-pot multistep process. This simple and cheap method can be applied to various olefins, such as 1-octene, 1-hexene, allyl chloride, cyclohexene and styrene, affording the highest yields in comparison with the data reported previously except for styrene. A plausible mechanism is proposed based on the results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2518-2524
Number of pages7
JournalGreen Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Aug 2011

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