Green Chemistry · 2013 · 109 citations · 75 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsOrganic SynthesisAlkylation ReactionsCyclic Carbonate SynthesisHeterocycle FunctionalizationOrganozinc Coupling
Alkoxide-functionalized imidazolium betaines (AFIBs) functioned as organocatalysts for the coupling of CO<sub>2</sub> with propargylic alcohols to give valuable cyclic carbonates <italic>via</italic> AFIB-CO<sub>2</sub> adducts.
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