title: Development of a halide-free aluminium-based catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide.
abstract: Kinetic studies of the synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycidol and carbon dioxide have been carried out. These showed that under suitable reaction conditions, bimetallic aluminium(salen) complex 4 is able to catalyse the conversion of epoxides into the corresponding cyclic carbonates without the need for a co-catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD (UK).
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Castro-Osma
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
keywords: aluminium; carbon dioxide; catalysts; cyclic carbonate; epoxide