Halogen-free fixation of carbon dioxide into cyclic carbonates <i>via</i> bifunctional organocatalysts
Feng Zhang, Safak Bulut, Xiaojun Shen, Minghua Dong, Yanyan Wang, Xiaomeng Cheng, Huizhen Liu, Buxing Han
Abstract
Bifunctional organocatalysts bearing diamine and carboxylic acid groups efficiently catalyze the coupling reaction of CO<sub>2</sub> with epoxides under halogen-free conditions due to a synergy effect.
Topics & Concepts
BifunctionalCarbon fixationHalogenCarbon dioxideChemistryFixation (population genetics)Organic chemistryPolymer chemistryCatalysisBiochemistryAlkylGeneCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis