Cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to propylene oxide catalyzed by ionic liquids
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- 6 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in New Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 25 (4) , 639-641
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b008923k
Abstract
In room temperature ionic liquids based on 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium and n-butylpyridinium salts, cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to propylene oxide without any additional organic solvents has been investigated. It was found that 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate was the most active catalyst with almost 100% selectivity, and a suitable CO2–propylene oxide molar ratio was needed for high conversion. The ionic liquid used as catalyst for the reaction was recyclable.Keywords
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