Organic reactions in ionic liquids: cyclocondensation of alpha-bromoketones with 2-aminopyridine

Yuan-Yuan Xie, Zhen-Chu Chen, Qinguo Zheng

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Abstract

The room temperature ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMImBF4), is used as a `green` recyclable alternative to classical molecular solvents for the cyclocondensation of a-bromoketones with 2-aminopyridine to form 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with rate accelerations and improved yields.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)614-615
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Chemical Research
Volume2003
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2003

Keywords

  • ionic liquid
  • 2-aminopyridine
  • alpha-bromoketones
  • cyclocondensation
  • 2-arylimidazo[1
  • 2-a]pyridines

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