OXIDATIVE CARBONYLATION OF METHANOL TO DIMETHYL CARBONATE (DMC) - A NEW CATALYTIC-SYSTEM

Authors
DELLEDENNE D RIVETTI F ROMANO U
Citation
D. Delledenne et al., OXIDATIVE CARBONYLATION OF METHANOL TO DIMETHYL CARBONATE (DMC) - A NEW CATALYTIC-SYSTEM, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 488(1-2), 1995, pp. 15-19
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of organometallic chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0022328X
Volume
488
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
15 - 19
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-328X(1995)488:1-2<15:OCOMTD>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Oxidative carbonylation of methanol to dimethylcarbonate catalysed by cobalt complexes is reported. Cobalt complexes with oxygen and or nitr ogen donor ligands such as carboxylate, acetylacetonate, picolinate an d Schiff bases are suitable catalysts. The oxidative carbonylation of methanol catalysed by cobalt complexes which has never been reported, affords dimethylcarbonate with remarkably high selectivities. Of the c obalt complexes, those with Schiff bases show the highest reactivity. The influence of co-solvents was also examined.