Alkoxide-functionalized imidazolium betaines for CO<sub>2</sub> activation and catalytic transformation

Yan‐Bo Wang, Dong‐Sheng Sun, Hui Zhou, Wen‐Zhen Zhang, Xiao‐Bing Lu

Green Chemistry · 2013 · 109 citations · 75 references

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Abstract

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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