Chemical synthesis and catalysis in environmentally benign supercritical carbon dioxide: Advances in solvent substitution and selectivity control
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); and others
Supercritical carbon dioxide can be a useful environmentally benign solvent for a wide range of chemical and catalytic transformations. We will present results from several representative studies on catalytic reactions carried out in supercritical carbon dioxide including: asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation and hydrogen transfer reduction; Lewis acid catalyzed alkylations and acylations, selective catalytic oxidation of olefins using a number of transition metal catalysts and phase transfer oxidation catalysis as well as several processes that utilize carbon dioxide as both a reagent and solvent. We will also discuss temperature, pressure and solvent density effects on selectivity and reactivity as well as compare results in supercritical carbon dioxide with conventional organic solvents.
- OSTI ID:
- 370017
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960376--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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