Merrifield Resin-supported Functionalized Amino Acids as Efficient Catalysts for the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide with Epoxides

Title:Merrifield Resin-supported Functionalized Amino Acids as Efficient Catalysts for the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide with Epoxides

Volume: 2 Issue: 1

Author(s): Seon-Myung Lee, Moon-Il Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Roshith Roshan and Dae-Won Park

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Keywords: Amino acid, carbon dioxide, cycloaddition, epoxide, merrifield resin.

Abstract: Various amino acids were covalently grafted onto DVB cross-linked polystyrene resin (Merrifield resin, PS) and functionalized with alkyl halides of different alkyl chain lengths and counter-anions. The catalysts were characterized by elemental analysis (EA), FT-IR, TGA, XPS, and SEM. The catalysts exhibited good reactivity in the cycloaddition of alkyl glycidyl ether (AGE) and CO₂. The effects of the alkyl-halide structure, reaction temperature and CO₂ pressure on the reactivity of the catalysts were also investigated. The catalyst could be reused for up to three consecutive runs without a severe reduction in the initial activity.

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Lee Seon-Myung, Kim Moon-Il, Kim Dong-Woo, Roshan Roshith and Park Dae-Won, Merrifield Resin-supported Functionalized Amino Acids as Efficient Catalysts for the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide with Epoxides, Current Green Chemistry 2015; 2 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/221334610201150209164924