Explorations into the sustainable synthesis of cyclic and polymeric carbonates and thiocarbonates from eugenol-derived monomers and their reactions with CO<sub>2</sub>, COS, or CS<sub>2</sub>
Mani Sengoden, Gulzar A. Bhat, Donald J. Darensbourg
Abstract
The natural product, eugenol, which can be acquired from the flower buds of clove, was converted to an epoxide in excellent yield and examined for its reactivity with CO 2 and its sulfur congeners in the presence of metal and organo-catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
EugenolChemistryEpoxideYield (engineering)Reactivity (psychology)SulfurMonomerOrganic chemistryCatalysisMetalNatural productPolymerMaterials scienceMetallurgyPathologyAlternative medicineMedicineCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCatalysis for Biomass Conversion