Hydroxylation of Alkyl Halides with Water in Ionic Liquid: Significantly Enhanced Nucleophilicity of Water
Dong Wook Kim, Dong Jin Hong, Jai Woong Seo, Hoon Sik Kim, Hong Kon Kim, Choong Eui Song, and Dae Yoon Chi*
*Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 253 Yonghyundong Namgu, Inchon
402-751, Korea, Email: dychi
inha.ac.kr
D. W. Kim, D. J. Hong, J. W. Seo, H. S. Kim, H. K. Kim, C. E. Song, D. Y. Chi, J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 3186-3189.
DOI: 10.1021/jo035563i (free Supporting Information)
Abstract
Ionic liquids enhanced the nucleophilicity of water and reduced the formation of elimination products in the nucleophilic hydroxylation of alkyl halides. The reactivity of other nucleophiles such as alcohols, phenol, and acetic acid in an ionic liquid was also investigated.
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