Issue 8, 2013

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates with carbon dioxide and cesium carbonate

Abstract

Cyclic carbonates are important compounds for the synthesis of biocompatible polymers and linear dialkyl carbonates, as well as solvents and electrolytes. We report here the synthesis of such compounds from easily accessible starting materials with carbon dioxide as a C1 source and caesium carbonate as the base. This new methodology is able to yield 5- and 6-membered cyclic carbonates very efficiently in a green manner.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of cyclic carbonates with carbon dioxide and cesium carbonate

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Apr 2013
Accepted
02 Jun 2013
First published
04 Jun 2013

Green Chem., 2013,15, 2086-2090

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates with carbon dioxide and cesium carbonate

M. R. Reithofer, Y. N. Sum and Y. Zhang, Green Chem., 2013, 15, 2086 DOI: 10.1039/C3GC40790J

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