Ionic liquids: The synergistic catalytic effect in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates

Weiguo Cheng; Qian Su; Jinquan Wang; Jian Sun; Flora T.T. Ng

doi:10.3390/catal3040878

Ionic liquids: The synergistic catalytic effect in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates

Weiguo Cheng^*
, Qian Su
, Jinquan Wang
, Jian Sun
, Flora T.T. Ng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This review presents the synergistic effect in the catalytic system of ionic liquids (ILs) for the synthesis of cyclic carbonate from carbon dioxide and epoxide. The emphasis of this review is on three aspects: the catalytic system of metal-based ionic liquids, the catalytic system of hydrogen bond-promoted ionic liquids and supported ionic liquids. Metal and ionic liquids show a synergistic effect on the cycloaddition reactions of epoxides. The cations and anions of ionic liquids show a synergistic effect on the cycloaddition reactions. The functional groups in cations or supports combined with the anions have a synergistic effect on the cycloaddition reactions. Synergistic catalytic effects of ILs play an important role of promoting the cycloaddition reactions of epoxides. The design of catalytic system of ionic liquids will be possible if the synergistic effect on a molecular level is understood.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	878-901
Number of pages	24
Journal	Catalysts
Volume	3
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/catal3040878
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbon dioxide
Cyclic carbonates
Ionic liquid
Synergistic effect

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