A study on the carboxylation of glycerol to glycerol carbonate with carbon dioxide: The role of the catalyst, solvent and reaction conditions
摘要:
Glycerol was reacted with CO2 (5 MPa) at 450 K in presence of Sn-catalysts (n-Bu2Sn(OMe)(2) 1, n-Bu2SnO 2 or Sn(OMe)(2) 3), using either glycerol or tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (tedmg) as reaction medium. 1 was much more active than 2. 1 was demonstrated to convert into n-Bu2Sn(glycerol-2H) 4 upon reaction with glycerol and elimination of MeOH. Monomeric 4 is proposed to be the active species in catalysis. It converted into a polymeric material with time with consequent reduction of its catalytic activity. Also, after the first catalytic cycle 4 was converted into an oligomeric material that did not contain glycerol. This also caused the reduction of the catalytic activity. 3 was able to uptake CO2 but was not able to promote the carboxylation of glycerol.1 and 2 also promoted the trans-esterification of dimethylcarbonate (DMC) with glycerol to afford glycerol carbonate, but at a lower rate than the direct carboxylation of glycerol. This fact seems to rule out that the carboxylation of glycerol may proceed through the preliminary formation of DMC and its subsequent trans-esterification. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Methanol assisted selective formation of 1,2-glycerol carbonate from glycerol and carbon dioxide using nBu2SnO as a catalyst
摘要:
Selectively 1,2-glycerol carbonate was obtained from glycerol and carbon dioxide in methanol using 1 mol% (Bu2SnO)-Bu-n (dibutyltin(IV)oxide, 1) as a catalyst. The reaction attained equilibrium in 4 h and the yield of 1,2-glycerol carbonate obtained was as high as 35%. We observed the rate of the reaction depends oil the amount of the catalyst and methanol used. During the reaction We Could trap the intermediates and identify it by C-13 NMR, IR and mass spectrum of the reaction mixture. The reaction proceeds upon activation of 1 by methanol forming dibutyltindimethoxide followed by dibutyltinglycerate which undergoes CO2 insertion to produce non-isolable 7-membered tin-glycerolcarbonato complex that finally yield glycerol carbonate. Catalyst 1 was found to be successful even with 1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol yielding the corresponding cyclic carbonate. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Selectively 1,2-glycerol carbonate was obtained from glycerol and carbon dioxide in methanol using 1 mol% (Bu2SnO)-Bu-n (dibutyltin(IV)oxide, 1) as a catalyst. The reaction attained equilibrium in 4 h and the yield of 1,2-glycerol carbonate obtained was as high as 35%. We observed the rate of the reaction depends oil the amount of the catalyst and methanol used. During the reaction We Could trap the intermediates and identify it by C-13 NMR, IR and mass spectrum of the reaction mixture. The reaction proceeds upon activation of 1 by methanol forming dibutyltindimethoxide followed by dibutyltinglycerate which undergoes CO2 insertion to produce non-isolable 7-membered tin-glycerolcarbonato complex that finally yield glycerol carbonate. Catalyst 1 was found to be successful even with 1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol yielding the corresponding cyclic carbonate. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A study on the carboxylation of glycerol to glycerol carbonate with carbon dioxide: The role of the catalyst, solvent and reaction conditions
Glycerol was reacted with CO2 (5 MPa) at 450 K in presence of Sn-catalysts (n-Bu2Sn(OMe)(2) 1, n-Bu2SnO 2 or Sn(OMe)(2) 3), using either glycerol or tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (tedmg) as reaction medium. 1 was much more active than 2. 1 was demonstrated to convert into n-Bu2Sn(glycerol-2H) 4 upon reaction with glycerol and elimination of MeOH. Monomeric 4 is proposed to be the active species in catalysis. It converted into a polymeric material with time with consequent reduction of its catalytic activity. Also, after the first catalytic cycle 4 was converted into an oligomeric material that did not contain glycerol. This also caused the reduction of the catalytic activity. 3 was able to uptake CO2 but was not able to promote the carboxylation of glycerol.1 and 2 also promoted the trans-esterification of dimethylcarbonate (DMC) with glycerol to afford glycerol carbonate, but at a lower rate than the direct carboxylation of glycerol. This fact seems to rule out that the carboxylation of glycerol may proceed through the preliminary formation of DMC and its subsequent trans-esterification. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.