Acyl Transfer Reaction Catalyzed by Cu(2+) Ion Complex of a Lipolhilic Hydroxyimidazole-ligand in AOT Reverse Micelles. Effects of Change of Core Solvent from Water to DMF

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1987.2289

The transfer of acyl group of p-nitrophenyl picolinate to alcohol acceptors has been investigated kinetically in AOT reverse micelles using hexane and DMF as the bulk and the core solvents, respectively.The reaction was found to be remarkably catalyzed by a 1:2 complex of Cu(2+) ion and N-dodecyl-2-hydroxymethylimidazole ligand involving the acylated ligand as the intermediate.It was also observed that the reaction in the reverse micelles was much faster than in pure DMF.