Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 7-8.

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Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate from Carbon Dioxide and o-Chloropropanol

ZHOU Xi1,2, YANG Xiangui1,2, CHEN Tong1, ZHANG Yi1,2, WANG Gongying1*   

  1. 1 Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2009-01-25 Online:2009-01-25 Published:2012-10-17

Abstract: Synthesis of propylene carbonate from CO2 and o-chloropropanol, which is the intermediate of producing propylene oxide, was studied. Triethylami ne and potassium carbonate exhibited high activity. The cataly tic system of K2CO3-N(Et)3 has higher yield of propylene carbonate than u se of them by single.

Key words: carbon dioxide, o-chloropropanol, triethylamine, potassium carbonate, propylene carbonate