N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed synthesis of dimethyl carbonate via transesterification of ethylene carbonate with methanol

An organocatalytic protocol for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate has been developed. Under the catalysis of 5 mol% N-heterocyclic carbenes, ethylene carbonate undergoes transesterification reaction with methanol under very mild reaction conditions, producing dimethyl carbonate with high efficienc...

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Main Authors: Guang-Fen Du, Hao Guo, Ying Wang, Wen-Juan Li, Wei-Jie Shi, Bin Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610314000490