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Intramolecularly two-centered cooperation catalysis for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from CO2 and epoxides
Zhang, Xiang,Jia, Yin-Bao,Lu, Xiao-Bing,Li, Bo,Wang, Hui,Sun, Li-Cheng
supporting information; experimental part, p. 6589 - 6592 (2009/04/06)
A catalyst system containing an electrophilic center and a sterically hindered nucleophilic center in one molecule was applied to the cycloaddition reaction of CO2 and epoxides. This intramolecularly two-centered cooperation catalyst showed activity even at a high [epoxide]/[catalyst] ratio up to 50 000 under mild conditions such as solvent-free, ambient temperature, and low CO2 pressure. The reaction of CO2 with (S)-propylene oxide at 80 °C in the presence of the bifunctional catalyst gives (S)-propylene carbonate in 96% ee with retention of stereochemistry.