Reactive imidazole intermediates: simplified synthetic approach to functional aliphatic cyclic carbonates

Abstract

Reactive imidazole intermediates based on AB₂ and A₃ monomers, <italic>i.e.</italic> bis(methylol) propionic acid (bis-MPA) and trimethylolpropane (TMP) have successfully been synthesized and isolated on a 100 gram scale <italic>via</italic> a facile synthetic protocol using 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) as a key reagent.