Abstract
The effect of sulfonate ligands in the Sn-catalyzed transesterification of dimethyl carbonate with phenol was studied. Bu2SnO and Bu2Sn(C11H23CO2) 2 gave low yields of methyl phenyl carbonate and diphenyl carbonate. The use of triflic acid in conjunction with dibutyltin oxide significantly enhanced the activity of dibutyltin. Single crystal XRD study revealed that Bu2Sn(OH)(OSO2CF3) was inactive intermediate species for the transesterification. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 7th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference (Washington, D.C. 6/23-26/2003).
Original language | English |
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Journal | ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Event | EPA 19th Annual National Environmental Monitoring Conference - Arlington, VA, United States Duration: 21 Jul 2003 → 24 Jul 2003 |