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Cover Feature: Carbamate Synthesis Using a Shelf‐Stable and Renewable C 1 Reactant (ChemSusChem 13/2019)
Author(s) -
Dobi Zoltán,
Reddy B. Narendraprasad,
Renders Evelien,
Van Raemdonck Laurent,
Mensch Carl,
De Smet Gilles,
Chen Chen,
Bheeter Charles,
Sergeyev Sergey,
Herrebout Wouter A.,
Maes Bert U. W.
Publication year - 2019
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.201901646
Subject(s) - isocyanate , chemistry , carbonate , amine gas treating , carbamate , dimethyl carbonate , green chemistry , organic chemistry , reaction mechanism , catalysis , polyurethane
The Cover Feature shows 4‐propylcatechol carbonate as a new shelf‐stable and renewable C 1 reactant for the synthesis of carbamates. It is easily synthesized from 4‐propylcatechol (derived from wood) and dimethylcarbonate (derived from CO 2 ) using a reactive distillation system. This research provides a means to prepare carbamates in two steps starting from the cyclic carbonate reactant, that is, substitution with an alcohol followed by an amine, under mild reaction conditions. This order avoids isocyanate intermediates (or their unstable precursors), which are generally considered toxic. 4‐Propylcatechol can be recycled. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Dobi et al on page 3103 in Issue 13, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900406).