Abstract The carboxymethylation of cinnamylalcohol with dimethyl carbonate was performed using low-cost catalysts obtained from desulfurization slag. Processing steel slag by different techniques resulted in a wide range the morphological and structural properties. Catalytic evaluation illustrated diversity results strongly dependent on surface area, crystal morphology basicity. materials demon...

Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) can be applied as a greener alternative to more hazardous materials, e.g. phosgene or dimethyl sulfate. Herein, one-pot synthesis of DMC from propylene oxide, methanol and CO2 using alkali halide catalysts under mild conditions was studied. Addition Zn powder the K2CO3-NaBr-ZnO catalyst system seen increase selectivity 19.8% (TOF = 39.0 h?1) 40.2% 78.1 at 20 bar 160 °C ...