Issue 70, 2021

Hydrogen bonding-catalysed alcoholysis of propylene oxide at room temperature

Abstract

Alcoholysis of propylene oxide (PO) is achieved over azolate ionic liquids (IL, e.g., 1-hydroxyethyl-3-methyl imidazolium imidazolate) at room temperature, accessing glycol ethers in high yields with excellent selectivity (e.g., >99%). Mechanism investigation indicates that cooperation of hydrogen-bonding of the anion with methanol and that of the cation with PO catalyses the reaction.

Graphical abstract: Hydrogen bonding-catalysed alcoholysis of propylene oxide at room temperature

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 jul 2021
Accepted
30 jul 2021
First published
10 ago 2021

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 8734-8737

Hydrogen bonding-catalysed alcoholysis of propylene oxide at room temperature

Y. Xu, Y. Zhao, F. Zhang, Y. Wang, R. Li, J. Xiang and Z. Liu, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8734 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC03602E

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