Synthesis of cyclic carbonates by ruthenium(VI) bis-imido porphyrin/TBACl-catalyzed reaction of epoxide with CO2

Autor: Caterina Damiano, Emma Gallo, Daniela Intrieri, Paolo Sonzini
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 24:809-816
ISSN: 1099-1409
1088-4246
DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619501888
Popis: The catalytic activity of the ruthenium(VI) bis-imido porphyrin complex/TBACl binary system in promoting the CO[Formula: see text] cycloaddition to epoxides forming cyclic carbonates is here reported. The system was very efficient in catalyzing the conversion of differently substituted epoxides under mild experimental conditions (100 [Formula: see text]C and 0.6 MPa of CO[Formula: see text]. Even if the sole TBACl resulted active under the optimized experimental conditions, the addition of ruthenium species was fundamental to maximizing the reaction productivity both in terms of epoxide conversions and cyclic carbonate selectivities. A preliminary mechanistic study indicated a positive role of ruthenium imido nitrogen atom in activating carbon dioxide.
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