Molecules (Jan 2020)

Tunable Aryl Imidazolium Recyclable Ionic Liquid with Dual Brønsted–Lewis Acid as Green Catalyst for Friedel–Crafts Acylation and Thioesterification

  • Yi-Jyun Lin,
  • Yao-Peng Wu,
  • Mayur Thul,
  • Ming-Wei Hung,
  • Shih-Huan Chou,
  • Wen-Tin Chen,
  • Wesley Lin,
  • Michelle Lin,
  • Daggula Mallikarjuna Reddy,
  • Hsin-Ru Wu,
  • Wen-Yueh Ho,
  • Shun-Yuan Luo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020352
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 2
p. 352

Abstract

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Unique tunable aryl imidazolium ionic liquids successfully catalyzed Friedel−Crafts acylation and thioesterification in sealed tubes. These reactions can form a C−C bond and a C−S bond with high atom economy. Ionic liquids exhibited high activity and catalyzed essential reactions with good to excellent yields while retaining their catalytic activities for recycling.

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