CHEN Songcong ^1,2, LIU Jianhua^1*, WANG Yan^1,2, XIA Chungu^1*

(1. State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou 730000, China; 2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

Abstract: The latest study progress, applications of ethylene carbonate as an alternative carbon dioxide synthetic unit, specifically the transesterification of ethylene carbonate with alcohols, amines and esters to synthesize high value-added fine chemicals and degradable polyesters are discussed in detail. The future development tendency and prospect of variuos transesterification are pointed out.

Key words: carbon dioxide; ethylene carbonate; exchange reaction

E-mail: jhliu@licp.cas.cn；cgxia@licp.cas.cn

Journal of Molecular Catalysis, Vol. 24, Issue 6, 2010, 556~568