The effect of sulfonate ligands in the Sn-catalyzed transesterification of dimethyl carbonate with phenol

Hoon Sik Kim, Hyunjoo Lee, Dai Ki Choi

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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 languageEnglish
JournalACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints
Volume44
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2004
EventEPA 19th Annual National Environmental Monitoring Conference - Arlington, VA, United States
Duration: 21 Jul 200324 Jul 2003

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