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Homogeneous Iron Catalysts in the Reaction of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide
Author(s) -
Della Monica Francesco,
Buonerba Antonio,
Capacchione Carmine
Publication year - 2019
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.201801281
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , homogeneous , homogeneous catalysis , cobalt , carbon dioxide , chromium , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics
Among the attempts to consolidate the so‐called circular economy, the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into added‐value products has gained more and more attention during the last three decades. One of the feasible applications of CO 2 as a C 1 building block is its incorporation into cyclic organic carbonates (COCs) and aliphatic polycarbonates (APCs) by reaction with epoxides. A plethora of homogeneous catalytic systems has been reported to promote this reaction, based mainly on magnesium, aluminium, cobalt, chromium and zinc complexes. Despite the abundance and low toxicity of iron, only few examples of catalysts based on this metal had been reported until fifteen years ago, and relevant advances were made only during the last decade. This review seeks to cover this progress and to give a renewed impulse for further research into iron utilisation in this kind of catalysis.