Catalytic Coupling of Cyclopentene Oxide and CO2 Utilizing Bifunctional (salen)Co(lll) and (salen)Cr(lll) Catalysts: Comparative Processes Involving Binary (salen)Cr(lll) Analogs...

摘要

A unique approach to carbon capture and utilization (CCU) involves the coupling of carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxiranes (epoxides) to afford either linear polycarbonates or five-membered cyclic carbonates (Equation 1). The selectivity of this reaction for linear or cyclic product can presently be tuned by the appropriate selection of catalyst or reaction conditions.