Cycloaddition of CO<sub>2</sub> to epoxides “around water”: a strategy to apply and recycle efficient water-soluble bio-based organocatalysts in biphasic media
Tharinee Theerathanagorn, Anna Vidal-López, Aleix Comas‐Vives, Albert Poater, Valerio D’Elia
Abstract
A biphasic reaction approach is presented for the cycloaddition of CO 2 to epoxides where the catalyst is dissolved in water droplets and the reaction occurs at the aqueous–organic interface allowing easy recycling of the catalyst by decantation.
Topics & Concepts
DecantationCycloadditionCatalysisAqueous mediumAqueous solutionChemistryOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringCombinatorial chemistryEngineeringCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisChemistry and Chemical EngineeringIonic liquids properties and applications