Abstract :
[en] Carbon dioxide is a renewable, inexhaustible and cheap
alternative to fossil resources for the production of fine chemicals and
plastics. This waste can notably be converted into exovinylene cyclic
carbonates, unique synthons gaining momentum for preparing an
impressive range of important organic molecules and functional
polymers following 100% atom economy reactions under mild
operating conditions in most cases. This review is summarizing the
recent advances made in their synthesis with a particular attention to
describe the catalysts needed for their preparation, and discuss the
unique reactivity of these CO2-based heterocycles for constructing
diverse organic building blocks and (functional) polymers. We also
discuss the challenges and the future perspectives in the field.
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