Microwave-promoted, one-pot conversion of alkoxymethylated protected alcohols into their corresponding nitriles, bromides, and iodides using [bmim][InCl 4] as a …

A Mirjafari, I Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M Moghadam…

Index: Mirjafari, Arsalan; Mohammadpoor-Baltork, Iraj; Moghadam, Majid; Tangestaninejad, Shahram; Mirkhani, Valiollah; Khosropour, Ahmad Reza Tetrahedron Letters, 2010 , vol. 51, # 25 p. 3274 - 3276

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Abstract

The Lewis acid room temperature ionic liquid,[bmim][InCl4], was found to be an efficient and green catalyst for the highly chemoselective and one-pot conversion of MOM-or EOM-ethers into their corresponding nitriles, bromides, and iodides under microwave irradiation. The procedures are simple, rapid, and high yielding. The catalyst exhibited a remarkable reactivity and is reusable.