Diaspore as an efficient halide-free catalyst for the conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> into cyclic carbonates
Antarip Mitra, Khushboo S. Paliwal, Sourav Ghosh, Saikat Bag, Avishek Roy, Aditi Chandrasekar, Venkataramanan Mahalingam
Abstract
Diaspore [α-AlO(OH)] is found to be an efficient halide-free catalyst for the succesful fixation of CO 2 into epoxides to make cyclic carbonates.
Topics & Concepts
HalideDiaspore (botany)CatalysisChemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryDemographySeed dispersalPopulationBiological dispersalSociologyCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications