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Selective, Green Synthesis of Six-Membered Cyclic Carbonates by Lipase-Catalyzed Chemospecific Transesterification of Diols with Dimethyl Carbonate

Pyo, Sang-Hyun LU and Hatti-Kaul, Rajni LU (2012) In Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 354(5). p.797-802
Abstract
A facile and green synthesis of six-membered cyclic carbonates, the potential monomers for isocyanate-free polyurethanes and polycarbonates, was achieved by transesterification of diols with dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B, Novozym (R) 435, followed by thermal cyclization in a solvent-free medium. The difference in the chemospecificity of the lipase for the primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols as acyl acceptors was utilized to obtain a highly chemoselective synthesis of the cyclic carbonate in high yield. In the lipase-catalyzed reaction with diols, the product contained almost equal proportions of mono- and di-carbonates with 1,3-propanediol having two primary alcohols, a higher proportion of... (More)
A facile and green synthesis of six-membered cyclic carbonates, the potential monomers for isocyanate-free polyurethanes and polycarbonates, was achieved by transesterification of diols with dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B, Novozym (R) 435, followed by thermal cyclization in a solvent-free medium. The difference in the chemospecificity of the lipase for the primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols as acyl acceptors was utilized to obtain a highly chemoselective synthesis of the cyclic carbonate in high yield. In the lipase-catalyzed reaction with diols, the product contained almost equal proportions of mono- and di-carbonates with 1,3-propanediol having two primary alcohols, a higher proportion of mono-carbonate with 1,3-butanediol having a primary and a secondary alcohol, and mainly mono-carbonate with 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol having a primary and a tertiary alcohol. The chemospecificity of cyclic carbonates formed by thermal treatment at 90 degrees C was closely related to the proportion of mono-carbonate. The yield of cyclic carbonate was 99.3% with 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 85.5% with 1,3-butanediol, and 43.2% with 1,3-propanediol. (Less)
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3-propanediol, transesterification, 3-methyl-1, chemoselectivity, 1, 3-butanediol, thermal cyclization
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Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
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354
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797 - 802
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1615-4150
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10.1002/adsc.201100822
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English
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  author       = {{Pyo, Sang-Hyun and Hatti-Kaul, Rajni}},
  issn         = {{1615-4150}},
  keywords     = {{3-propanediol; transesterification; 3-methyl-1; chemoselectivity; 1; 3-butanediol; thermal cyclization}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{797--802}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis}},
  title        = {{Selective, Green Synthesis of Six-Membered Cyclic Carbonates by Lipase-Catalyzed Chemospecific Transesterification of Diols with Dimethyl Carbonate}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201100822}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/adsc.201100822}},
  volume       = {{354}},
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