Continuous method for preparing carbonate esters

Patent · Tue Jun 08 04:00:00 EDT 2021

OSTI ID:1824042

Dzwiniel, Trevor L.; Pupek, Krzysztof

In one embodiment, a continuous process for preparing organic carbonate solvent of Formula (I) as described herein comprises contacting a first reactant (an alcohol) with a reactive carbonyl source (carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) or an alkylchloroformate) in the presence of a catalyst in reaction stream flowing through a continuous flow reactor at temperature 20° C. to about 160° C. and at a flow rate providing a residence time in the range of about 0.1 minute to about 24 hours; collecting a reactor effluent exiting from the continuous flow reactor; recovering a crude product from the reactor effluent; and distilling the crude product to obtain the organic carbonate compound of Formula (I). In another embodiment, the first reactant is an epoxide and the carbonyl source is carbon dioxide.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
• Patent Number(s): 11,028,065
• Application Number: 16/812,628
• OSTI ID: 1824042
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English