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Imidazolium‐2‐Carboxylate as an Efficient, Expeditious and Eco‐Friendly Organocatalyst for Glycerol Carbonate Synthesis
Author(s) -
Naik Prashant U.,
Petitjean Laetitia,
Refes Karima,
Picquet Michel,
Plasseraud Laurent
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.200900280
Subject(s) - chemistry , transesterification , carboxylate , catalysis , yield (engineering) , glycerol , carbonate , organic chemistry , environmentally friendly , dimethyl carbonate , heterogeneous catalysis , ecology , materials science , metallurgy , biology
An improved and greener approach towards the synthesis of glycerol carbonate, via transesterification, using 1‐ n ‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium‐2‐carboxylate as catalyst is described. The catalyst loading as low as 1% was sufficient to yield quantitative conversions. A plausible mechanism is proposed for the catalytic cycle leading to product formation.