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Imidazolium-2-Carboxylate as an Efficient, Expeditious and Eco-Friendly Organocatalyst for Glycerol Carbonate Synthesis
✍ Scribed by Prashant U. Naik; Laetitia Petitjean; Karima Refes; Michel Picquet; Laurent Plasseraud
- Book ID
- 101424943
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 351
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1615-4150
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
An improved and greener approach towards the synthesis of glycerol carbonate, via transesterification, using 1‐n‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium‐2‐carboxylate as catalyst is described. The catalyst loading as low as 1% was sufficient to yield quantitative conversions. A plausible mechanism is proposed for the catalytic cycle leading to product formation.