Synthesis of cyclic organic carbonates via catalytic oxidative carboxylation of olefins in flow reactors

Synthesis of cyclic organic carbonates via catalytic oxidative carboxylation of olefins in flow reactors

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C6CY01974A, Paper

Ajay A. Sathe, Anirudh M. K. Nambiar, Robert M. Rioux
The direct catalytic conversion of olefins into cyclic carbonates using peroxide and carbon dioxide is demonstrated using continuous flow reactors.

Synthesis of cyclic organic carbonates via catalytic oxidative carboxylation of olefins in flow reactors

Ajay A. Sathe,^a   Anirudh M. K. Nambiar^b and  Robert M. Rioux*^ab  

*Corresponding authors

^aDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
E-mail: rioux@engr.psu.edu
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Tel: 814 867 2503

^bDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C6CY01974A

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Methodology for direct catalytic conversion of olefins into cyclic carbonates using peroxide and carbon dioxide under relatively mild conditions is demonstrated. The protocol utilizes packed bed flow reactors in series to couple rhenium catalyzed olefin epoxidation and aluminum catalyzed epoxide carboxylation in a single sequence.