title: Synthesis of cyclic carbonates: catalysis by an iron-based composite and the role of hydrogen bonding at the solid/liquid interface.
abstract: Say it with flowers: Flower-like Fe(3)O(4)@Fe(OH)(3) composite catalysts show good activity and stability in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO(2). The role of hydrogen bonding between the surface hydroxyl groups of the solid and the epoxides at the solid/liquid interface is proposed as a key factor in activating the epoxide and stabilizing the ring-opened carbonate intermediates.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) & Key Laboratory for Molecular Nanostructures and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Chang-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Zhi-Feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei-Guo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002254:Carbonates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D007501:Iron