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. 2020 Nov 13;14(1):363–372. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202002267

Table 1.

Comparison of bifunctional phosphonium salts in the cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides.

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Entry

Catalyst

Loading [mol %]

T [°C]

t [h]

Yield[a] [%]

TON

1

3

2

23

24

25

13

2

5

2

23

24

2

1

3

6

2

23

24

2

1

4

7

2

23

24

10

5

5

8

2

23

24

65

33

6

7

2

45

6 (24)

60 (>99)

30

7

8

2

45

6 (24)

85 (>99)

43

8

7

2

90

2

89

45

9

8

2

90

2

96

48

10

8

5

23

24

>99

50

11[b]

8

5

23

24

71

36

Reaction conditions: 1.0 equiv. 1 a (1.00 g, 13.9 mmol), 2–5 mol % catalyst, 2–24 h, p(CO2)=1.0 MPa, solvent‐free. [a] Yields were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using mesitylene as internal standard. [b] p(CO2)=0.1 MPa. TON: turnover number.