Issue 40, 2020

Are ionic liquids and liquid coordination complexes really different? – Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of AlCl3/base catalysts

Abstract

Lewis acid/base catalysts of AlCl3/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (O-NMP) and AlCl3/1-methylimidazole (N-Mim) were prepared and found to have higher catalytic activity in the Friedel–Crafts alkylation of benzene than the known super acidic ionic liquid chloroaluminate [HN222][Al2Cl7] ([HN222]+ = triethylammonium). Crystals structures were obtained for AlCl3(N-Mim), [AlCl2(O-NMP)2][AlCl4], and [Al(O-NMP)6][AlCl4]3·(C6H6)3 supporting the assignments of neutral and charged catalytic species.

Graphical abstract: Are ionic liquids and liquid coordination complexes really different? – Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of AlCl3/base catalysts

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Feb 2020
Accepted
27 Mar 2020
First published
27 Mar 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 5362-5365

Are ionic liquids and liquid coordination complexes really different? – Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of AlCl3/base catalysts

R. Kore, S. P. Kelley, A. D. Sawant, M. K. Mishra and R. D. Rogers, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 5362 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01452D

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