Premium
Poly(ethylene glycol)s as Ligands in Calcium‐Catalyzed Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis
Author(s) -
Steinbauer Johannes,
Werner Thomas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201700788
Subject(s) - ethylene glycol , catalysis , chemistry , ethylene , ligand (biochemistry) , peg ratio , metal , ether , dimethyl ether , ethylene carbonate , carbonate , combinatorial chemistry , dimethyl carbonate , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , electrode , receptor , finance , electrolyte , economics
Herein the use of CaI 2 in combination with poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether (PEG DME 500) as an efficient catalyst system for the addition of CO 2 to epoxides is reported. This protocol is based on a nontoxic and abundant metal in conjunction with a polymeric ligand. Fifteen terminal epoxides were converted at room temperature to give the desired products in yields up to 99 %. Notably, this system was also effective for the synthesis of twelve challenging internal carbonates in yields up to 98 %.