Reactions and Applications of Carbon Dioxide Fixation

Polymers and oligomers with reactive functional group have found wide range of applications in polymer science. Cyclic carbonates among reactive functional groups are commonly employed in varieties of chemical synthesis. These groups can form the backbone of a polymer or pendant to a polymer chain. Cyclic carbonates can react with many materials such as amines, alcohols and carboxylic acids and produce new materials with interesting features. Among different materials, reaction of cyclic carbonates with amines is very important which may be used in the synthesis of polyurethane without using toxic materials such as isosyanates.