En Route to CO2-Based (a)Cyclic Carbonates and Polycarbonates from Alcohols Substrates by Direct and Indirect Approaches

This review is dedicated to the state-of-the art routes used for synthesis of CO2-based (a)cyclic carbonates and polycarbonates from alcohol substrates, with an emphasis on their respective main advantages limitations. The first section reviews organic such as dialkyl or cyclic carbonation alcohols. Many different synthetic strategies have been reported (dehydrative condensation, alkylation route, “leaving group” strategy, carbodiimide protected alcohols etc.) various substrates (mono-alcohols, diols, allyl alcohols, halohydrins, propargylic etc.). second formation via direct copolymerization CO2 well ring-opening polymerization route. Finally, polycondensation processes involving dimethyl diphenyl aliphatic aromatic diols are described.