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A selective synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and urea over Sn(OH)<sub>2</sub>: a solid and recyclable <i>in situ</i> generated catalyst

Diego M. Chaves, Márcio José da Silva

New Journal of Chemistry · 2019 · 35 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

In this work, we report a selective and straightforward process to synthesize glycerol carbonate from urea and glycerol using a simple but commercially unavailable catalyst (Sn(OH)<sub>2</sub>).

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