Chiral (salen)Coiii catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonatesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: general experimental procedures and analytical data for new compounds. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b401543f/

Abstract

A catalyst system comprised of a CoIII(salen) complex and a Lewis base is investigated for the reaction of CO2 and a variety of epoxides to form cyclic carbonates. Application of this catalyst system in the kinetic resolution of propylene oxide is also discussed.