@article { ISI:000338486300020,
	title = {1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU): a highly efficient catalyst in glycerol carbonate synthesis},
	journal = {Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical},
	volume = {391},
	year = {2014},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {144-149},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Transesterification of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with glycerol (GLY) was investigated using various amines as catalysts. Amidines like 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) and 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) were found to be the best catalysts for this reaction. Best results: 98\% conversion of GLY with 96\% selectivity to GC (TON: 9408), were obtained with DBU as a catalyst. Effect of various reaction conditions on activity and selectivity were investigated using DBU as catalyst. The mechanism of the reaction was investigated with the help of H-1, C-13 and N-15 NMR analysis and OFT calculations. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {DBU, Glycerol, Glycerol carbonate, transesterification},
	issn = {1381-1169},
	doi = {10.1016/j.molcata.2014.04.016},
	author = {Munshi, Mudassir K. and Gade, Swapna M. and Mane, Manoj V. and Mishra, Deepti and Pal, Sourav and Vanka, Kumar and Rane, Vilas H. and Kelkar, Ashutosh A.}
}
@article { ISI:000341513700006,
	title = {Nucleophilic ring-opening of benzoxazinones by dbu: some observations},
	journal = {Synthetic Communications},
	volume = {44},
	number = {20},
	year = {2014},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {2955-2960},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC},
	address = {530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA},
	abstract = {<p>This communication demonstrates the formation of an unusual nucleophilic ring opening of benzoxazinones by 1,8-diazabicycloundec-7-ene (DBU). This observation contradicts the intrinsic feature of a hindered nonnucleophilic base like DBU. Confirmation of the product was achieved via single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.</p>},
	keywords = {Benzoxazinones, caprolactam, DBU, HATU},
	issn = {0039-7911},
	doi = {10.1080/00397911.2014.910529},
	author = {Baravkar, Sachin B. and Roy, Arup and Gawade, Rupesh L. and Puranik, Vedavati G. and Sanjayan, Gangadhar J.}
}
