Dimethylcarbonate: A route for the conversion of CO2

Abstract

This work describes the evaluation of the use of tin alkoxides as potential catalysts for an alternative route of CO2 conversion into dimethylcarbonate. The study is in agreement with the pursuit of cleaner synthesis for dimethylcarbonate to replace phosgene, which is an extremely toxic reagent. Besides being a cleaner route, the proposed synthesis uses CO 2 as a reagent, which is regarded as the main greenhouse gas. There are several studies reporting proposed catalytic reactions for CO2 conversion to economical valuable products. There are however technical challenges regarding conversion selectivity and stability of the catalyst. In the present work, some of the used catalysts seemed to be promising to diminish these reported difficulties.