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Bi-mediated allylation of aldehydes in [bmim][Br]: a mechanistic investigation
Mrunesh Koli1, Sucheta Chatterjee1, Subrata Chattopadhyay1
1Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - 400 085, India.
Abstract:
The inexpensive room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), [bmim][Br] has been found to be a superior medium for the Bi-mediated Barbier-type allylation of aldehydes compared to other conventional solvents. It plays the dual role of a solvent and a metal activator enabling higher yields of the products in a shorter reaction time using stoichiometric/near-stoichiometric amounts of reagents. Plausibly, [bmim][Br] activates Bi metal by a charge transfer mechanism. The 1H VT-NMR studies suggested that both the allylating species, allylbismuth dibromide and diallylbismuth bromide, are generated in situ.
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