title: Asymmetric catalysis with CO2: direct synthesis of optically active propylene carbonate from racemic epoxides.
abstract: This communication describes a convenient route to optically active propylene carbonate by a catalytic kinetic resolution process resulting from the coupling reaction of CO2 and racemic epoxides using simple chiral SalenCo(III)/quaternary ammonium halide catalyst systems.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, PR China. lxb-1999@163.com
authors.forename: Xiao-Bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yin-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yu-Zeng
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chen-Xi
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang