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Lewis Acid Catalysis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Use of Poly(ethylene glycol) Derivatives and Perfluoroalkylbenzenes as Surfactant Molecules Which Enable Efficient Catalysis in ScCO<sub>2</sub>

The Journal of Organic ChemistryPublished 7 January 2004
Ichiro Komoto, Shū Kobayashi
Citations78
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SJR score0.74
SNIP0.86

TL;DR

Poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives or perfluoroalkylbenzenes were found to work as surfactants to dissolve organic materials in scCO(2) in the presence of Lewis acid catalyzed organic reactions such as aldol-, Mannich-, and Friedel-Crafts-type reactions.

Abstract

Lewis acid catalysis in supercritical carbon dioxide (CO(2)) was investigated. While solubility of most organic materials is low in scCO(2), poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives or perfluoroalkylbenzenes were found to work as surfactants to dissolve organic materials in scCO(2). In the presence of these molecules, Lewis acid catalyzed organic reactions such as aldol-, Mannich-, and Friedel-Crafts-type reactions proceeded smoothly in scCO(2). Formation of emulsions was observed in these reactions, and the systems were studied in detail.

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Chemical Engineering