Green Chemistry

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates with carbon dioxide and cesium carbonate

MR Reithofer, YN Sum, Y Zhang

Index: Green Chemistry, , vol. 15, # 8 p. 2086 - 2090

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

... reaction of carbon dioxide under mild conditions still remains a challenge in synthetic organic chemistry. ... 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol was converted exclusively into glyceryl carbonate (3), a versatile chemical. ... Miao, JQ Wang, F. Cai, Y. Du, Y. Zhao and LN He, Green Chem., 2007 ...