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Title: Succinic anhydrides from epoxides

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1166757
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Catalysts and methods for the double carbonylation of epoxides are disclosed. Each epoxide molecule reacts with two molecules of carbon monoxide to produce a succinic anhydride. The reaction is facilitated by catalysts combining a Lewis acidic species with a transition metal carbonyl complex. The double carbonylation is achieved in single process by using reaction conditions under which both carbonylation reactions occur without the necessity of isolating or purifying the product of the first carbonylation.

Research Organization:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-05ER15687
Assignee:
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,921,581
Application Number:
13/914,592
OSTI ID:
1166757
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Jun 10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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