Synthesis and polymerisation of α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates from carbon dioxide, epoxides and the primary propargylic alcohol 1,4-butynediol
Saumya Dabral, Ulrike Licht, Rudolf Peter, Gérard Bollmann, A. Stephen K. Hashmi, Thomas Schaub
Abstract
Using the bulk chemical 1,4-butynediol, readily available epoxides and carbon dioxide, a new series of unsubstituted exovinylene carbonates were synthesised.
Topics & Concepts
Primary (astronomy)ChemistryAlcoholCarbon dioxideOrganic chemistryPrimary alcoholPolymerizationEpoxideMedicinal chemistryCatalysisPolymerPhysicsAstronomyCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCatalysis for Biomass Conversion