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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Saudi Chemical Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610314000490 |