Acid-Functionalised Magnetic Ionic Liquid [AcMIm]FeCl4 as Catalyst for Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids and Regioselective Friedel-Crafts Acylation
Arijit Saha1, Soumen Payra1, Dipa Dutta2
1Department of Chemistry, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India.
Abstract:
An acid-functionalised, magnetic, room-temperature ionic liquid, 1-acyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate ([AcMIm]FeCl4 ), was synthesised and its optical, magnetic, and thermal properties were investigated. The magnetic moment (0.05402 emu in 2 T magnetic fields) showed strong paramagnetic behaviour, and thermogravimetric analysis indicated very good thermal stability with a decomposition temperature higher than 230 °C. Additionally, [AcMIm]FeCl4 efficiently catalysed the oxidative ipso-hydroxylation of arylboronic acids and regioselective Friedel-Crafts acylation without external organic solvent or additives, such as acids, base, and ligands. This functionalised ionic liquid, [AcMIm]FeCl4 , was recycled and reused at least six times without significant loss of its catalytic properties and stability.
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