Ascorbic Acid as a Bifunctional Hydrogen Bond Donor for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from CO2 under Ambient Conditions
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DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01650
Abstract: Readily available ascorbic acid was discovered as an environmentally benign hydrogen bond donor for the synthesis of cyclic organic carbonates from CO2 and epoxides in the presence of nucleophilic cocatalysts. The ascorbic acid/TBAI (TBAI: tetrabutylammonium… read more here.
Keywords: donor synthesis; carbonates co2; synthesis cyclic; hydrogen bond ... See more keywords