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View article: Reaction Pathways in Carbonates and Esters
Reaction Pathways in Carbonates and Esters Open
This review reports on the competition/collaboration among intertwined base‐catalyzed acyl cleavage bimolecular mechanism (B Ac 2)/base‐catalyzed alkyl cleavage bimolecular mechanism (B Al 2) or the related acid catalyzed mechanisms A Ac 2…
View article: Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School
Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School Open
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View article: Dialkyl Carbonates in the Green Synthesis of Heterocycles
Dialkyl Carbonates in the Green Synthesis of Heterocycles Open
This review focuses on the use of dialkyl carbonates (DACs) as green reagents and solvents for the synthesis of several 5- and 6-membered heterocycles including: tetrahydrofuran and furan systems, pyrrolidines, indolines, isoindolines, 1,4…
View article: Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development
Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development Open
These words were spoken by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, in her address to the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC Award-Giving Ceremony in St Petersburg, 2 June 2017 [1].
View article: β-Aminocarbonates in Regioselective and Ring Expansion Reactions
β-Aminocarbonates in Regioselective and Ring Expansion Reactions Open
The reactivity of β-aminocarbonates as anisotropic electrophiles has been investigated with several phenols. Products distribution shows that the regioselectivity of the anchimerically driven alkylation reaction depends on the nucleophiles…
View article: The reactions of dimethyl carbonate and its derivatives
The reactions of dimethyl carbonate and its derivatives Open
The worldwide urge to embrace a sustainable and bio-compatible chemistry has led industry and academia to develop chlorine-free methodologies focused on the use of CO2-based compounds, such as dimethyl carbonate, as feedstocks, promoters a…
View article: 5-Membered cyclic ethers via phenonium ion mediated cyclization through carbonate chemistry
5-Membered cyclic ethers via phenonium ion mediated cyclization through carbonate chemistry Open
Cyclization of 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenol via DMC chemistry in acidic conditions is herein discussed for the first time. Reaction conditions have been investigated and optimized. This substrate is quite appealing as it incorporates a 2-hydro…
View article: CCDC 1005900: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1005900: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Isosorbide and dimethyl carbonate: a green match
Isosorbide and dimethyl carbonate: a green match Open
In this review the reactivity of the bio-based platform compounds D-sorbitol and isosorbide with green reagents and solvent dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is reported. Dehydration of D-sorbitol via DMC in the presence of catalytic amounts of bas…
View article: 1,3-Oxazinan-2-ones via carbonate chemistry: a facile, high yielding synthetic approach
1,3-Oxazinan-2-ones via carbonate chemistry: a facile, high yielding synthetic approach Open
A high yielding synthesis of 1,3-oxazinan-2-ones starting from 3-amino-1-propanols and ethylene carbonate (EC) in the presence of catalytic amount of triazabicyclodecene (TBD) is herein reported. The formation of six-membered cyclic carbon…
View article: Mustard carbonate analogues: influence of the leaving group
Mustard carbonate analogues: influence of the leaving group Open
The substitution of a chlorine atom with a carbonate moiety in mustard compounds has led to a new class of molecules, namely mustard carbonates that retain the reactivity of the well-know toxic iprites, but are safe for the operator and th…
View article: Mustard carbonates: the effect of the leaving group
Mustard carbonates: the effect of the leaving group Open
The substitution of a chlorine atom with a carbonate moiety in mustard compounds has led to a new class of molecules, namely mustard carbonates that retain the reactivity of the well-know toxic iprites, but are safe for the operator and th…
View article: Mustard carbonate analogues
Mustard carbonate analogues Open
Sulfur and nitrogen (half-)mustard carbonate analogues are a new class of compounds, easily synthesized by methoxycarbonylation reaction of the parent alcohols with dialkyl carbonates. In this work, their reactivity as novel, green electro…
View article: Dialkyl Carbonates as Sacrifical Molecules: from Heterocycles to Macrocycles
Dialkyl Carbonates as Sacrifical Molecules: from Heterocycles to Macrocycles Open
Dialkyl carbonate (DACs) are well recognized green reagents and solvents for new synthetic pathways. In particular dimethyl carbonate (DMC), nowadays synthesized by CO2 insertion into epoxides, has shown surprising high selectivity with di…