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An Efficient Iron Catalyst for the Synthesis of Five‐ and Six‐Membered Organic Carbonates under Mild Conditions
Author(s) -
Whiteoak Christopher J.,
Martin Eddy,
Belmonte Marta Martínez,
BenetBuchholz Jordi,
Kleij Arjan W.
Publication year - 2012
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.201100752
Subject(s) - chemistry , epoxide , catalysis , cycloaddition , steric effects , iodide , bromide , carbon fixation , amine gas treating , carbon dioxide , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry
An iron(III) amine triphenolate complex, [FeTPhOA] 2 , able to efficiently catalyze the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to a range of terminal epoxides under mild conditions, is described. In addition, it has also been found that the complex is able to catalyze the conversion with more sterically congested oxiranes and oxetanes which are generally considered challenging substrates to activate. Variation of the co‐catalyst, required for ring‐opening of the substrates, has also been examined. The results show that terminal epoxide substrates are converted more efficiently with an iodide co‐catalyst, whereas more bulky oxirane substrates give better product yields in the presence of a bromide co‐catalyst. The combined results demonstrate the broad applicability of these iron(III) complexes in this type of carbon dioxide fixation chemistry.