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Organocatalysis of nucleophilic substitution reactions by the combined effects of two promoters fused in a molecule: oligoethylene glycol substituted imidazolium salts

VH Jadhav, JY Kim, DY Chi, S Lee, DW Kim

Index: Jadhav, Vinod H.; Kim, Ju-Young; Chi, Dae Yoon; Lee, Sungyul; Kim, Dong Wook Tetrahedron, 2014 , vol. 70, # 2 p. 533 - 542

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Abstract

Abstract Oligoethylene glycol substituted imidazolium salts were synthesized as promoters for a range of SN 2 reactions, and their efficiency was examined. These tailor-made organic promoters enhanced the nucleophilicity of alkali metal salts significantly through the combined effects of two promoters (oligoethylene glycols and imidazolium salts) in a single molecule. The effects of the oligoethylene glycol side chain length, ionic liquid anions, ...