The Michaelis–Becker Reaction in Phosphonium and Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

AP Vu, EA Shaffer, LK Byington Congiardo…

Index: Vu, Anh P.; Shaffer, Erika A.; Byington Congiardo, Laura K.; Knight, D. Andrew Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2010 , vol. 185, # 9 p. 1845 - 1849

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Abstract

The Michaelis–Becker reaction was performed in imidazolium ionic liquids using sodium hydroxide as base or sodium dialkylphosphites with good yield and selectivities. The analogous reaction performed in phosphonium ionic liquids resulted in decomposition to phosphine oxides.