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. 2022 Feb 1;13(12):3395–3401. doi: 10.1039/d1sc06847d

Screening of the synthesis of cyclic carbonate from CO2 and epichlorohydrin using Bi38O44/45@TixL-oxo core–shell clusters as catalystsa.

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Entry Catalyst Yieldb (%)
1 PTC-285 86
2 PTC-282 84
3 PTC-281 76
4 PTC-284 75
5 PTC-283 70
6 PTC-286 63
7 Blank 44
a

Reaction conditions: epichlorohydrin (10 mmol), catalysts (0.005 mmol), nBu4NBr (1 mmol), room temperature, 24 h, CO2 (1 atm gauge pressure).

b

Total yield was determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using dibromomethane as an internal standard (Fig. S31 to S36).