Metallic Lewis acids-catalyzed acetylation of alcohols with acetic anhydride and acetic acid in ionic liquids: Study on reactivity and reusability of the catalysts

Sang gi Lee, Jung Hwan Park

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Abstract

The catalytic activity and reusability of the metallic Lewis acids, Cu(OTf)2, Yb(OTf)3, Sc(OTf)3, In(OTf)3, HfCl4·(THF)2 and InCl3, for acetylation of alcohols with acetic anhydride and acetic acid has been examined in environmentally benign room temperature ionic liquids, [bmim][X] (bmim = 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, X = PF6, BF4, SbF6). All of the catalysts effectively catalyzed the acetylation with acetic anhydride in an ionic liquid, [bmim][PF6]. In direct acetylation with acetic acid, Yb(OTf)3, Sc(OTf)3 and InCl3 showed excellent catalytic activity in the [bmim][PF6] ionic liquid and were reasonably recycled.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-52
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume194
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2003

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Funding Information:
The National Laboratory Program from MOST, the Center for Molecular Design and Synthesis (CMDS) at KAIST, the Korea National Center for Cleaner Production and KIST are supported this work.

Keywords

  • Acylation
  • Alcohol
  • Catalyst
  • Ionic liquids
  • Lewis acids

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