The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Catalytic activity of various salts in the reaction of 2, 3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether and carbon dioxide under atmospheric pressure

N Kihara, N Hara, T Endo

Index: Kihara, Nobuhiro; Hara, Nobutaka; Endo, Takeshi Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1993 , vol. 58, # 23 p. 6198 - 6202

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Citation Number: 410

Abstract

Reaction of 2, 3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether (1) with carbon dioxide was carried out under atmospheric pressure in N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) at 100" C in the presence of 5 mol% of various salts to obtain a five-membered cyclic carbonate, 4-(phenoxymethyl)-l, 3- ...