Synthesis of carbonates directly from 1 atm CO2 and alcohols using CH2Cl2
摘要:
We introduced here a new one-pot, general procedure for the preparation of dialkyl carbonates from alcohols in a straightforward fashion under 1 atm pressure of CO2 using Cs2CO3 and CH2Cl2 as key reagents. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Carbon dioxide is immobilized into dialkyl carbonate using acetals of N,N-dimethylformamide under atmospheric pressure. No special treatment with tailor-made catalysts is needed. Use of dimethyl sulfoxide as a solvent is critical. An ambiphilic mechanism is proposed for the direct synthesis of dialkyl carbonates from acetals and carbon dioxide.