Cycloaddition mechanisms of CO<sub>2</sub> and epoxide catalyzed by salophen – an organocatalyst free from metals and halides
Cai‐Hong Guo, Min Liang, Haijun Jiao
Abstract
The coupling mechanism of CO<sub>2</sub> and epichlorohydrin catalyzed by salophen is computed. A neutral concerted bifunctional mechanism of phenolate as nucleophile and phenol as H-bonding donor in epoxide ring-opening and CO<sub>2</sub> addition is suggested.
Topics & Concepts
EpoxideChemistryEpichlorohydrinCatalysisBifunctionalNucleophileCycloadditionHalideRing (chemistry)Polymer chemistryMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis