Study of the catalytic activity of electrochemically reduced forms of phthalocyanines in the reaction of CO2 with epoxides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02494268

Catalytic activity of electrochemically reduced forms of mono- and diphthalocyanine complexes of transition and rare-earth elements in the reaction of carbon dioxide with epoxides is considerably higher than that of corresponding neutral forms. The catalytic efficiency depends on the nature of the phthalocyanine complex, the method of the catalyst immobilization, and the electrophilicity of epoxide.