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Ionic liquid as catalyst and reaction medium: A Simple and Efficient Procedure for Paal-Knorr furan synthesis
Wang, Gangqiang,Guan, Zhi,Tang, Rongchang,He, Yanhong
, p. 370 - 377 (2010)
The ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium hydrogen sulfate, [bmim]HSO4, efficiently catalyzes Paal-Knorr furan synthesis without any organic solvent. A wide range of aliphatic and aromatic 1,4-diketones easily undergo condensations to form furan derivatives, providing a general and convenient procedure. The Paal-Knorr reaction of ester-substituted 1,4-diketones is first reported. The ionic liquid can be recovered and reused for subsequent runs without any appreciable loss of efficiency.
