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Application of Organic Carbonates in Organic Transformation Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids

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Organic carbonates are renowned for their low toxicity and high biodegradability, which is considered as green reagents and an appropriate alternative to conventional toxic compounds. Additionally, organic carbonates can be produced from CO2; therefore, the transformation of organic carbonates to other valuable chemicals is an indirect way for CO2 utilization. The transformation reactions of organic carbonates mainly include alkylation reactions, carbonylation reactions, and transesterification reactions. Ionic liquids, as attractive media, have already exhibited excellent performance on promoting various transformations of organic carbonates. This chapter covers recent applications of organic carbonates in organic transformation reactions catalyzed by ionic liquids.

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We sincerely thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 21273078) and Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (project number B409) for their financial support.

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    Binshen Wang, Elnazeer H. M. Elageed & Guohua Gao

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  2. Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin, China

    Liang-Nian He

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Wang, B., Elageed, E.H.M., Gao, G. (2016). Application of Organic Carbonates in Organic Transformation Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids. In: Tundo, P., He, LN., Lokteva, E., Mota, C. (eds) Chemistry Beyond Chlorine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30073-3_18

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