Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 176-180.

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Bifunctional Metalloporphyrins-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Epoxides and CO2 to Cyclic Carbonates

BAI Dongsheng, WANG Xiaoxuan, SONG Yingying, LI Bo, ZHANG Lilong, YAN Peng, JING Huanwang*   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • Received:2010-02-25 Online:2010-02-25 Published:2013-09-02

Abstract: The water soluble bifunctional metalloporphyrins M(TTMAPP)I4(X) (M = Co, Fe, Mn, and Cr; X = OAc, CF3COO, CCl3COO, OTs, Cl, Br, and I) were prepared and used in the cyclic carbonate synthesis from terminal epoxides and CO2 via a catalytic coupling reaction with high yield.

Key words: metalloporphyrin catalyst, carbon dioxide, epoxide, coupling reaction, cyclic carbonate