Efficient Cleavage of Alkyl Aryl Ethers Using an Ionic Liquid under Microwave Irradiation

SK Park, O Battsengel, J Chae

Index: Park, Se Kyung; Battsengel, Oyunsaikhan; Chae, Junghyun Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 2013 , vol. 34, # 1 p. 174 - 178

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Abstract

Abstract A highly reliable dealkylation protocol of alkyl aryl ethers, whose alkyl groups are longer than methyl group, has been developed. We report that various ethyl, n-propyl, and benzyl aryl ethers are successfully cleaved using an ionic liquid, 1-n-butyl-3- methylimidazolium bromide,[bmim][Br], under microwave irradiation. Despite many characteristics such as lower cost and less toxicity of the alkylating agents, and greater ...