title: Bifunctional organocatalyst for activation of carbon dioxide and epoxide to produce cyclic carbonate: betaine as a new catalytic motif.
abstract: Bifunctional organocatalysts bearing an ammonium betaine framework have been developed as a new catalytic motif for the activation of carbon dioxide and epoxides to produce cyclic carbonates.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Kyohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ema
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai