Selective synthesis of dimethyl carbonate via the coupling reaction of CO<sub>2</sub> and alcohols by the synergistic catalysis of silver sulfadiazine and superbase

ZHANG Fu-can; LIU Ping; ZHANG Kan; JI Ke-ming; ZHANG Jian-li; ZHAO Liang; SONG Qing-wen

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60053-7

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ZHANG Fu-can, LIU Ping, ZHANG Kan, JI Ke-ming, ZHANG Jian-li, ZHAO Liang, SONG Qing-wen. Selective synthesis of dimethyl carbonate via the coupling reaction of CO2 and alcohols by the synergistic catalysis of silver sulfadiazine and superbase[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(3): 304-313. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60053-7

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ZHANG Fu-can, LIU Ping, ZHANG Kan, JI Ke-ming, ZHANG Jian-li, ZHAO Liang, SONG Qing-wen. Selective synthesis of dimethyl carbonate via the coupling reaction of CO₂ and alcohols by the synergistic catalysis of silver sulfadiazine and superbase[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(3): 304-313. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60053-7

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Selective synthesis of dimethyl carbonate via the coupling reaction of CO₂ and alcohols by the synergistic catalysis of silver sulfadiazine and superbase

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60053-7

ZHANG Fu-can^{1, 2
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LIU Ping¹,
ZHANG Kan¹,
JI Ke-ming^{1
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ZHANG Jian-li³,
ZHAO Liang²,
SONG Qing-wen^{1
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1.
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
2.
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Chinese University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
3.
State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China

Funds: The project was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi (20210302123002, 202103021223460), Technical research and development project from Lu'an Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. and the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering (2022-K20).

Received Date: 2022-05-19
Accepted Date: 2022-07-13
Rev Recd Date: 2022-07-07

Available Online: 2022-07-28

Publish Date: 2023-03-15

Abstract

Abstract

The three-component coupling of methanol, CO₂ and propargyl alcohol to manufacture dimethyl carbonate (DMC) provides a new, thermodynamic favorable and green chemical synthesis route. In this work, to overcome the problems of low DMC yield and slow conversion rate of intermediates, the synergistic catalytic strategy of silver sulfadiazine and superbase is developed to improve the reaction efficiency. The effect of various parameters i.e. catalyst and cocatalyst types, catalyst loading, solvent, temperature, proportion of raw materials, pressure and time on the coupling reactions is investigated in detail. Under the optimal conditions, the selectivity of DMC is 89.5% with the yield of 55.6%. And the effect of alkyne derivative α-monosubstituted propargyl alcohol on the efficiency and selectivity of DMC are also studied. The mechanism study shows that propargyl alcohols with different structures apparently affect the reaction process, and the synergistic catalysis of silver sulfadiazine/1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is the reason for the high yield and selectivity of DMC.
- dimethyl carbonate,
- carbon dioxide conversion,
- coupling reaction,
- synergistic catalysis

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