A highly active Zn(salphen) catalyst for production of organic carbonates in a green CO2 medium

• Main Authors: Taherimehr, Masoumeh, Decortes, Antonello, Al-Amsyar, Syed Muhammad, Lueangchaichaweng, Warunee, Whiteoak, Christopher J., Escudero-Adán, Eduardo C., Kleij, Arjan W., Pescarmona, Paolo P.
• Format: Indexed Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2012
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7525/1/A%20highly%20active%20Zn%28salphen%29%20catalyst%20for%20production%20of%20organic%20carbonates.pdf; http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7525/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CY20171B

Zn(salphen), in combination with Bu4NI, was studied as a binary catalyst system for CO2-fixation in the context of organic carbonate formation. The catalytic potential of this binary catalyst system was considerably improved by working in a solvent-free, CO2-rich environment, thereby increasing the...