Inclusion complexes of organic salts with β-cyclodextrin as organocatalysts for CO2 cycloaddition with epoxides

• DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00416h
• Publication Date: 2017-03-07T09:25:16Z
• Authors: Kun Li; Xiaohui Wu; Qingwen Gu; Xiuge Zhao; Mingming Yuan; Wenbao Ma; Wenxiu Ni; Zhenshan Hou
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences; 12. Responsible consumption

The inclusion complexes between β-cyclodextrin and 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU)-based phenolates have been developed and employed as heterogeneous catalysts for the cycloaddition of CO2 to cyclic carbonate.