Non-chloroaluminate lonic Liquids Supported the Synthesis of Substisuted Imidazoles using Microwave Irradiation
Xiaobing Liu, Ming Lu and Yu Wang* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: lumingnj302@126.com
Volume: Vol.38 No.4 (OCTOBER 2011)
Research Article
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Citation: Liu X., Lu M. and Wang Y.., Non-chloroaluminate lonic Liquids Supported the Synthesis of Substisuted Imidazoles using Microwave Irradiation, Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2011; 38(4): 601-607.
Abstract
An improved and rapid synthesis of 2, 4, 5-trisubstituted imidazoles using non-chloroaluminate ionic liquids as catalysts under microwave irradiation has been achieved. Different ionic liquids were screened and their efficacies in terms of acidity have been correlated with yields. High yield of the products, short reaction times and simple experimental procedure make this protocol complementary to the existing methods. The catalyst can be reused without obvious loss of the catalytic activity.