Recent Advances in Decarboxylative Conversions of Cyclic Carbonates and Beyond

Abstract

Functionalized cyclic organic carbonates have emerged as valuable building blocks for the construction of interesting and useful molecules upon decarboxylation under transition metal catalysis in recent years. With suitable catalytic system, the development of chemo-, regio-, stereo- and enantioselective methods for the synthesis of useful and interesting compounds has advanced greatly. On the basis of previous research work on this topic, this short review will highlight the synthetic potential of cyclic carbonates under transition metal catalysis in last two years. 1 Introduction 2 Transition metal catalyzed decarboxylation of vinyl cyclic carbonates 3 Zwitterionic enolate chemistry based on transition metal catalysis 4 Decarboxylation of alkynyl cyclic carbonates and dioxazolones 5 Conclusions and perspectives