The unprecedented catalytic activity of alkanolamine CO2 scrubbers in the cycloaddition of CO2 and oxiranes: a DFT endorsed study

Autor: Bo Mi Kim, Yong Son Won, Amal Cherian Kathalikkattil, Jose Tharun, Kuruppathparambil Roshith Roshan, Dae-Won Park
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 50(89)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: A novel application of alkanolamines, widely employed as CO2 scrubbers in catalyzing the insertion of CO2 into epoxides generating cyclic carbonates in excellent yield and selectivity via the synergistic activity of hydroxyl and amine groups, is unravelled along with computational studies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE