Fast carbon dioxide–epoxide cycloaddition catalyzed by metal and metal-free ionic liquids for designing non-isocyanate polyurethanes
Marwa Rebei, Ctirad Červinka, Andrii Mahun, P. Ecorchard, Jan Honzı́ček, Sébastien Livi, Ricardo K. Donato, Hynek Beneš
Abstract
Imidazolium-based ionic liquids are applied as all-in-one catalysts for the supercritical carbon dioxide–epoxide cycloaddition to produce β-hydroxyurethanes under mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
EpoxideIonic liquidCycloadditionIsocyanateCatalysisSupercritical carbon dioxideCarbon dioxideIonic bondingMetalSupercritical fluidOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceChemistryPolyurethaneIonCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions