Synthetic communications

Organic Reactions in Ionic Liquids: An Efficient Method for Selective S??Alkylation of 2??Mercaptobenzothia (xa) zole with Alkyl Halides

Y Hu, ZC Chen, ZG Le, QG Zheng

Index: Hu, Yi; Chen, Zhen-Chu; Le, Zhang-Gao; Zheng, Qin-Guo Synthetic Communications, 2004 , vol. 34, # 11 p. 2039 - 2046

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Abstract

Abstract Ionic liquids based on 1??butyl??3??methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BmimPF6) and 1??butyl??3??methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BmimBF4) are used as reusable reaction medium in the selective S??alkylation of 2??mercaptobenzothia (xa) zole with alkyl halides in the presence of potassium carbonate. This procedure is convenient, efficient, and generally gives rise to the S??alkylated product exclusively.