Re(CO)5Br-catalyzed coupling of epoxides with CO2 affording cyclic carbonates under solvent-free conditions.
In the presence of a catalytic amount of Re(CO)(5)Br, the coupling of epoxides with supercritical CO(2) without an organic solvent at 110 degrees C has afforded cyclic carbonates in good to excellent yields.
Jiang
Jia-Li
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Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing 100084, China.
Gao
Feixue
F
Hua
Ruimao
R
Qiu
Xianqing
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