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Inside Cover: Silver(I)‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Reaction of Propargylic Alcohols, Carbon Dioxide and Monohydric Alcohols: Thermodynamically Feasible Access to β‐Oxopropyl Carbonates (Chem. Asian J. 14/2016)
Author(s) -
Zhou ZhiHua,
Song QingWen,
Xie JiaNing,
Ma Ran,
He LiangNian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201600926
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , cover (algebra) , transesterification , organic chemistry , component (thermodynamics) , carbon dioxide , carbon fibers , materials science , composite number , thermodynamics , composite material , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering
Catalytic conversion of CO 2 to value‐added chemicals has gained increasing attention. In the study featured on the inside cover, a thermodynamically favorable approach to β‐oxopropyl carbonates through the silver(I)‐catalyzed three‐component reaction of propargylic alcohols, CO 2 , and monohydric alcohols was successfully developed. The silver compound in this study acts as a versatile and efficient catalyst for both the carboxylative cyclization of propargylic alcohols with CO 2 and subsequent transesterification of α‐alkylidene cyclic carbonates with monohydric alcohols. Accordingly, this tandem process proceeds smoothly under mild conditions. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Liang‐Nian He et al. on page 2065 in Issue 14, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600600).