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Ionic liquids as reagents and solvents in conjunction with microwave heating: rapid synthesis of alkyl halides from alcohols and nitriles from aryl halides

NE Leadbeater, HM Torenius, H Tye

Index: Leadbeater, Nicholas E.; Torenius, Hanna M.; Tye, Heather Tetrahedron, 2003 , vol. 59, # 13 p. 2253 - 2258

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Abstract

We show that using ionic liquids as reagents in conjunction with microwave heating it is possible to prepare primary alkyl halides from the corresponding alcohols rapidly. Using ionic liquids as solvents in conjunction with microwave heating it is possible to prepare aryl nitriles from the corresponding aryl bromides or iodides. The scope and limitations of using microwave-promotion as a tool in these reactions is discussed.

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