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Glycerol carbonate structuring in aqueous solutions as inferred from mutual diffusion coefficient, density and viscosity measurements in the temperature range 283.15–313.15 K. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Eisenhart AE, Beck TL. Specific Ion Solvation and Pairing Effects in Glycerol Carbonate. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:13635-13643. [PMID: 34894679 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Identifying the driving forces behind the solvation of inorganic salts by nonaqueous solvents is an important step in the development of green solvents. Here we focus on one promising solvent: glycerol carbonate (GC). Using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, we build upon our previous work by detailing glycerol carbonate's interactions with a series of anions, a lithium ion, and the LiF ion pair. Through these investigations, we highlight the changes in solvation behavior as the anion size increases, the competition of binding shown by lithium for the oxygens of GC, and the behavior of the LiF ion pair in a GC solution. These results indicate the importance of the cation's identity in ion-pairing structure and dynamics and lend insight into the key factors behind the specific ion effects seen in GC.
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- Andrew E Eisenhart
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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Structuring effect of some salts on glycerol carbonate: A near-infrared spectroscopy, small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering study. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Martínez J, de la Cruz-Martínez F, Martínez de Sarasa Buchaca M, Fernández-Baeza J, Sánchez-Barba LF, North M, Castro-Osma JA, Lara-Sánchez A. Efficient Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from Unsaturated Acids and Carbon Dioxide and their Application in the Synthesis of Biobased Polyurethanes. Chempluschem 2021; 86:460-468. [PMID: 33704907 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bio-derived furan- and diacid-derived cyclic carbonates have been synthesized in high yields from terminal epoxides and CO2 . Furthermore, four highly substituted terpene-derived cyclic carbonates were isolated in good yields with excellent diastereoselectivity in some cases. Eleven new cyclic carbonates derived from 10-undecenoic acid under mild reaction conditions were prepared, providing the corresponding carbonate products in excellent yields. The catalyst system also performed the conversion of an epoxidized fatty acid n-pentyl ester into a cyclic carbonate under relatively mild reaction conditions (80 °C, 20 bar, 24 h). This bis(cyclic carbonate) was obtained in high yields and with different cis/trans ratios depending on the co-catalyst used. An allyl alcohol by-product was only observed as a minor product when bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium chloride was used as co-catalyst. Finally, two cyclic carbonates were used as building blocks for the preparation of non-isocyanate poly(hydroxy)urethanes by reaction with 1,4-diaminobutane.
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- Javier Martínez
- Instituto de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Isla Teja, Universidad Austral de Chile, 5090000, Valdivia, Chile
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Avda. Camilo José Cela, 10, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Facultad de Farmacia, 02006, Albacete, Spain
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Avda. Camilo José Cela, 10, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Facultad de Farmacia, 02006, Albacete, Spain
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Avda. Camilo José Cela, 10, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Facultad de Farmacia, 02006, Albacete, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, 28933, Spain
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Avda. Camilo José Cela, 10, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Facultad de Farmacia, 02006, Albacete, Spain
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Avda. Camilo José Cela, 10, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Facultad de Farmacia, 02006, Albacete, Spain
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Eisenhart AE, Beck TL. Quantum Simulations of Hydrogen Bonding Effects in Glycerol Carbonate Electrolyte Solutions. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:2157-2166. [PMID: 33619965 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c10942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The need for environmentally friendly nonaqueous solvents in electrochemistry and other fields has motivated recent research into the molecular-level solvation structure, thermodynamics, and dynamics of candidate organic liquids. In this paper, we present the results of quantum density functional theory simulations of glycerol carbonate (GC), a molecule that has been proposed as a solvent for green industrial chemistry, nonaqueous alternatives for biocatalytic reactions, and liquid media in energy storage devices. We investigate the structure and dynamics of both the pure GC liquid and electrolyte solutions containing KF and KCl ion pairs. These simulations reveal the importance of hydrogen bonding that controls the structural and dynamic behavior of the pure liquid and ion association in the electrolyte solutions. The results illustrate the difficulties associated with classical modeling of complex organic solvents. The simulations lead to a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms behind the previously observed peculiar ion-specific behavior in GC electrolyte solutions.
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- Andrew E Eisenhart
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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Saltarini S, Villegas-Escobar N, Martínez J, Daniliuc CG, Matute RA, Gade LH, Rojas RS. Toward a Neutral Single-Component Amidinate Iodide Aluminum Catalyst for the CO2 Fixation into Cyclic Carbonates. Inorg Chem 2020; 60:1172-1182. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Sebastián Saltarini
- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago-22 6094411, Chile
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- Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada (CIBQA), Universidad Bernardo OHiggins, Santiago 8370854, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago-22 6094411, Chile
- Instituto de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Isla Teja, Universidad Austral de Chile, 5090000 Valdivia, Chile
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada (CIBQA), Universidad Bernardo OHiggins, Santiago 8370854, Chile
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago-22 6094411, Chile
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Deng L, Sun W, Shi Z, Qian W, Su Q, Dong L, He H, Li Z, Cheng W. Highly synergistic effect of ionic liquids and Zn-based catalysts for synthesis of cyclic carbonates from urea and diols. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mesías-Salazar Á, Martínez J, Rojas RS, Carrillo-Hermosilla F, Ramos A, Fernández-Galán R, Antiñolo A. Aromatic guanidines as highly active binary catalytic systems for the fixation of CO2 into cyclic carbonates under mild conditions. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00667b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The formation of hydrogen bonding causes a considerable decrease in the reaction temperature and CO2 pressure used in this process.
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- Ángela Mesías-Salazar
- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Universidad Católica de Chile
- Santiago 22 6094411
- Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Universidad Católica de Chile
- Santiago 22 6094411
- Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Universidad Católica de Chile
- Santiago 22 6094411
- Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Ciudad Real
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Ciudad Real
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Ciudad Real
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Ciudad Real
- Spain
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Rios Yepes Y, Quintero C, Osorio Meléndez D, Daniliuc CG, Martínez J, Rojas RS. Cyclic Carbonates from CO2 and Epoxides Catalyzed by Tetra- and Pentacoordinate Amidinate Aluminum Complexes. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Yersica Rios Yepes
- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22 6094411, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22 6094411, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22 6094411, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22 6094411, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22 6094411, Chile
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Sarri F, Tatini D, Tanini D, Simonelli M, Ambrosi M, Ninham BW, Capperucci A, Dei L, Lo Nostro P. Specific ion effects in non-aqueous solvents: The case of glycerol carbonate. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.06.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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