Patent ID: 9309599
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B01J,C25B

Claim Text:
1. A method for carbonylation with carbon dioxide, comprising: (A) introducing water to a first compartment of an electrochemical cell, said first compartment including an aqueous electrolyte and an anode; (B) introducing carbon dioxide to a second compartment of said electrochemical cell, said second compartment including a solution of the aqueous electrolyte, a heterocyclic catalyst, and a cathode; (C) introducing at least one of a carboxylic acid, an aldehyde, an alcohol, acetylene, an amine, an aromatic compound, or an epoxide to said second compartment of said electrochemical cell; and (D) applying an electrical potential between said anode and said cathode in said electrochemical cell sufficient for said cathode to induce liquid phase carbonylation at an ambient temperature and at ambient pressure to form a product mixture.