Polyvinyl alcohol-potassium iodide: An efficient binary catalyst for cycloaddition of epoxides with CO2 was written by Chang, Haibo;Li, Qingshuo;Cui, Xuemin;Wang, Hongxia;Qiao, Congzhen;Bu, Zhanwei;Lin, Tong. And the article was included in Molecular Catalysis in 2018.Application of 13818-44-5 This article mentions the following:
In this study, synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxide and CO2 using polyvinyl alc. (PVA) and potassium iodide (KI) as an efficient catalytic system is reported. The catalytic reaction happens in solvent-free conditions. A synergetic effect occur between PVA and KI which considerably increases the reaction yield. This binary catalytic system is mainly suitable for mono-substituted terminal epoxides. In the optimized reaction condition, over 90% reaction yield can be achieved. The binary catalyst is reusable and can be recycled at least five times without significant loss of the catalytic activity. The PVA hydrolysis degree affect the catalytic activity as well. A possible mechanism of synergetic effect of the binary system was proposed. PVA and KI may form a non-toxic, low cost, recyclable, highly-efficiency catalyst for fixing CO2 through cycloaddition with epoxides. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, (2-Oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl methacrylate (cas: 13818-44-5Application of 13818-44-5).
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