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One‐pot Green Synthesis of Azides from Alcohols Using Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquid [HMIM][BF 4 ] as Solvent and Catalyst
Author(s) -
Garg Bhaskar,
Ling YongChien
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.201400046
Subject(s) - chemistry , ionic liquid , catalysis , yield (engineering) , solvent , green chemistry , organic chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , environmentally friendly , medicine , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , metallurgy , ecology , biology
Brønsted acidic ionic liquid, [HMIM][BF 4 ], has been used as a non‐volatile, eco‐friendly solvent, and catalytic medium for the one‐pot green synthesis of azides from corresponding alcohols. The [HMIM][BF 4 ] showed high reactivity than [BMIM][BF 4 ] and [BMIM][PF 6 ], affording azides in up to 97% yield, which could be easily separated from the reaction mixture. The ease of recyclability of [HMIM][BF 4 ] makes the reaction economically and potentially viable for practical applications.