An eco-benign and highly efficient procedure for N-acylation catalyzed by heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids using carboxylic acid under solvent-free conditions
Z Chen, R Fu, W Chai, H Zheng, L Sun, Q Lu, R Yuan
Abstract An eco-benign and highly efficient route for N-acylation of amines has been developed by treating amines with corresponding carboxylic acids in the presence of 2 mol% of heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids as catalysts under solvent-free conditions. This practical reaction could tolerate a wide range of substrates. Thus, various N-acylation products including N-acyl α-amino acid derivatives were obtained in moderate to excellent ...