Low pressure one-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by an alkali carbonate

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60309-0

Abstract

Abstract:

A mild and efficient protocol for the alkali carbonate-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from epoxide, CO₂ and methanol was developed. The reaction conditions for the one-pot synthesis of DMC were investigated. Under the optimized conditions of initial pressure 0.5 MPa, 120 ℃ and catalyst loading of 7.5 mol%, 63.5% yield of DMC was achieved using ethylene oxide as the starting material. A mechanism for the catalysis by the alkali carbonate was proposed.

Key words: Dimethyl carbonate, Epoxide, Alkali carbonate, One-pot synthesis, Low pressure

Chun Liu, Shaoke Zhang, Baoyi Cai, Zilin Jin. Low pressure one-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by an alkali carbonate[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2015, 36(7): 1136-1141.

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