A process for catalyzing heterogeneous ionic organic reactions in a system of multiple liquid phases in which at least two of the reactants are each located in a different phase with respect to the other, the phases containing such reactants differing in polarity. Catalysis is effected by introducing to the system one of certain organic quaternary salts which are more soluble in the least polar reactant-containing phase than in the other reactant-containing phases. The quaternary salt catalysts utilized have the general structural formula (AM).sup.+X.sup.- where A is an organic portion of the salt molecule bonded to M by four covalent linkages, and preferably comprises a plurality of hydrocarbon radicals of either monovalent or polyvalent character, M is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth, and X.sup.- is an anion which will dissociate from the cation (AM).sup.+ in an aqueous environment, and is preferably selected from the group consisting of halogen and hydroxyl anions.
一种用于在多种液相系统中催化异相离子有机反应的方法,其中至少有两个反应物分别位于与另一个不同相中,包含这些反应物的相在极性上不同。通过向系统中引入某些有机季
铵盐催化剂来催化反应,这些催化剂在最不极性的反应物相中比在其他反应物相中更易溶解。所使用的季
铵盐催化剂具有一般结构式(
AM)。+X-,其中A是盐分子的有机部分,通过四个共价键与M结合,优选包括单价或多价性质的多个碳氢基团,M选自氮、
磷、
砷、
锑和
铋等元素组成的群体中,X-是一种离子,在
水环境中会从阳离子(
AM)。+中解离,优选选择卤素和羟基离子。