Ionic liquid [bmim]BF4 as an efficient and recyclable reaction medium for the synthesis of O-acetyl cyanohydrin via one-pot condensation of aldehyde, TMSCN, and Ac2O

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 808-818

  Shen, Zhi Liang ^a   Ji, Shun Jun ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acylation; Ionic liquids; O acetyl cyanohydrin; One pot reaction; Recycle

Indexed keywords

1 BUTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; ALDEHYDE; ALPHA ACETOXY 1 NAPHTHYLACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (2 THIENYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (3,4 METHYENEDIOXYPHENYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (4 CYANOPHENYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (4 METHYLPHENYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 (5 METHYL 2 FURYL)ACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 2 PHENYLACETONITRILE; ALPHA ACETOXY 4 PHENYLBUTANENITRILE; CYANOHYDRIN; IONIC LIQUID; LEWIS ACID; TRIMETHYLSILYL CYANIDE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 61649102288     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802431172     Document Type: Article

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