A novel and effective Ni complex catalyst system for the coupling reactions of carbon dioxide and epoxides.
The coupling of carbon dioxide and mono-substituted terminal epoxides or cyclohexene oxide to form cyclic carbonates under a Ni complex catalyst system without using additional organic solvents was achieved in excellent selectivity and TOF.
Li
Fuwei
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State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 73000, PR China.
Xia
Chungu
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Xu
Liwen
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Sun
Wei
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Chen
Gexin
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