Ionic liquid as catalytic and reusable media for cyanoethoxycarbonylation of aldehydes
摘要:
Various ionic liquids (IL 1-9) based on N-methyl N'-alkyl imidazolium salts were explored as catalytic media in cyanoethoxycarbonylation of various aldehydes. The study revealed that the alkyl chain length and counter ion of the ionic liquid are critical for the product yield. The highest product yield of cyanohydrin carbonate (up to 96%) was obtained with C-5 alkyl chain with Br- as counter ion (IL 3). On the other hand PE6- as counter ion failed to catalyze the cyanoethoxycarbonylation reaction. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The consecutive radical/ionic reaction consisting of radical formylation of alkyl bromides and nucleophilic addition of a cyanide ion was investigated, which gave moderate to good yields of cyanohydrin derivatives in one-pot.