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Imidazolium-2-carboxylate as an afficient, expeditious and eco-friendly organocatalyst for glycerol carbonate synthesis

Michel PicquetPrashant U. NaikLaurent PlasseraudKarima RefesLaetitia Petitjean

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glycerol carbonate010405 organic chemistryChemistry[CHIM.CATA]Chemical Sciences/CatalysisGeneral ChemistryTransesterification010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesEnvironmentally friendly0104 chemical sciencesCatalysistransesterificationchemistry.chemical_compoundimidazolium-2-carboxylates[ CHIM.CATA ] Chemical Sciences/CatalysisCatalytic cycleorganic catalysisdimethyl carbonateGlycerolOrganic chemistryCarbonateCarboxylateDimethyl carbonateComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS

description

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.

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