Organic reactions in ionic liquids: An efficient method for selective S-alkylation of 2-mercaptobenzothia(xa)zole with alkyl halides

Yi Hu, Zhen-Chu Chen, Zhang-Gao Le, Qinguo Zheng

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2039-2046
Number of pages8
JournalSynthetic communications
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jun 2004

Keywords

  • 2-Mercaptobenzothia(xa)zole
  • alkyl halides
  • ionic liquids
  • organic reaction
  • S-Alkylation

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