Synthesis of Dehydroabietic Acid (2-Acryloyloxy) Ethyl Ester in Ionic Liquids

A simple ionic liquid methodology for the synthesis of a novel derivative of dehydroabietic acid is described. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [bmim]BF₄, a typical ionic liquid, was used as an efficient and environmentally benign solvent in the synthesis of dehydroabietic acid (2-acryloloxy) ethyl ester by O-acylation reaction of dehydroabietic acid chloride with 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate. This new method showed the advantages of mild reaction conditions, short reaction times, good yields, and recyclable solvent.     

Improvement of the Asymmetric Induction from Lactic Acid Derivatives Enhanced by ZnCl2

Lactic acid methyl ester, lactic acid ethyl ester, and (2S)‐ethyl‐2‐methoxy propanate were used as solvents for acetophenone reduction by boron hydrides. Moderate enantiomeric excess up to 60% was obtained in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of ZnCl₂. There is evidence for an intermediate between the solvents, the Lewis acid and the ketone, as the prerequisite for chirality transfer. The importance of the Lewis acid is to strengthen interaction between solvent and educt compared to the hydroxy group.     

Methanolysis of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) catalyzed by ionic liquids

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was depolymerized by methanol in the presence of a novel catalyst: ionic liquids. It was found that the purification method of the main products in the methanolysis catalyzed by ionic liquids was simpler than that of traditional compounds, such as sulfuric acid. Qualitative analysis indicated that the main product in the methanolysis process was methyl lactate. The influences of experimental parameters, such as the amount of ionic liquids, methanolysis time, reaction temperature, and dosages of methanol on the conversion of PLA, yield of methyl lactate were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, using ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim][Ac]) as catalyst, results showed that the ionic liquid could be reused up to 6 times without apparent decrease in the conversion of PLA and yield of methyl lactate. The kinetics of the reaction was also investigated. The results indicated that the methanolysis of PLA was a first-order kinetic reaction with activation energy of 38.29 kJ/mol. In addition, a possible catalysis mechanism of the methanolysis of PLA was proposed.     

新型酸性离子液体[hmim]hso4中合成乙酸酯

制备了一种新型B rφnsted酸性离子液体[Hm im]HSO4,用于乙酸与醇的酯化反应,通过简单的相分离就可以实现产物乙酸酯与离子液体的分离。考察了温度、时间、物料配比、离子液体用量等因素对乙酸与正丁醇的反应的影响,得出反应的最佳条件为:反应温度110℃,反应时间2 h,酸醇摩尔比为2,酸性离子液体[Hm im]HSO4与醇的体积比为1,乙酸正丁酯的产率为97%。离子液体重复使用5次,乙酸正丁酯的产率均大于94%。利用核磁共振、红外和元素分析测试技术对酸性离子液体[Hm im]HSO4的结构进行了表征,是以一水合物的形式存在。测定了不同浓度[Hm im]HSO4水溶液的酸强度数据,结果表明,其酸性明显高于酸性离子液体[Hm im]CF3COO的酸性。     

Reactivity of ethyl acetate and its derivatives toward ammonolysis: ramifications for ammonolysis‐based microencapsulation process

The reactivity of three ester organic solvents toward ammonolysis was examined in relation to the development of an ammonolysis‐based microencapsulation process. Ethyl acetate, ethyl chloroacetate, and ethyl fluoroacetate were chosen as ester organic solvents. Progesterone was considered as a model drug to be encapsulated into poly‐D , L ‐lactide‐co‐glycolide microspheres. A polymeric dispersed phase was emulsified in an aqueous phase, to which ammonia was added to initiate ammonolysis. The polarization status of a carbonyl group in the backbone of the ester was found to decide the magnitude of the ester reactivity. In fact, the simple ester ethyl acetate hardly reacted with ammonia, while ethyl chloroacetate and ethyl fluoroacetate showed greater reactivity toward ammonolysis. The rapid completion of ammonolysis led to the conversion of the water‐immiscible solvents into water‐soluble solvents, thereby providing an efficient tool for microsphere solidification. Among microencapsulation parameters, the type of dispersed solvent, the molar ratio of ammonia to a dispersed solvent, and the percentage of the progesterone payload decisively influenced the characteristics of the microspheres. Subsequently, variations in such parameters accompanied considerable influence on microsphere morphology, incorporation efficiency, thermal behavior, the degree of residual solvents, and the physical status of progesterone. Optimization of the process parameters would not only contribute to improving the ammonolysis‐based microencapsulation process, but would also permit the tailoring of microsphere properties to specific demands. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of Aryl Allyl Ether in the Recyclable Ionic Liquid [bmim]PF_6

Ionic liquids, especially imidazonium salts, have recently gained recognition as possible environmentally benign alternative chemical process solvents. This is mainly due to their nonvolatile nature, insolubility in some solvents as well as their ability to dissolve a wide range of organic and inorganic materials, allowing the ionic liquids easy recovery and recycling. Examples of their application in organic reactions have been summarized in a number of recent review articles. 1 Aryl allyl et…     

Synthesis,characterization and stimuli-sensitive properties of novel linear and crosslinked polybetaines based on acrylic acid and ethyl 3-aminocrotonate

Novel linear and crosslinked polybetaines based on acrylic acid (AA) and ethyl 3-aminocrotonate (CRO) have been synthesized by a Michael addition reaction followed by radical polymerization. The polymerization of AA and CRO was carried out in bulk, water and organic solvents. The dependence of polymer yield on the molar ratio of monomers and water content was found. Primary attention was paid to linear and crosslinked polybetaines synthesized at equimolar ratio of monomers in the feed. The composition and structure of linear polybetaines was determined by elemental analysis, potentiometric titration, FTIR and NMR spectroscopy. The isoelectric points of linear and crosslinked polybetaines determined by electrophoresis, viscometry and swelling experiments corresponded to pH 2.0-2.2. The stimuli-sensitive properties of amphoteric gels were studied as a function of pH, ionic strength, water-organic solvent mixture, electric, and combined electric and magnetic fields. Appearance of pH gradient within the polyampholyte gel matrix under the externally imposed DC electric field was observed.     

除草剂中间体R-(+)-2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸酯的不对称合成

报道了一种合成苯氧丙酸类除草剂重要中间体R－（＋）－2－（4－羟基苯氧基）丙酸乙酯（即R－（＋）－HPE）的方法，以L－乳酸为起始原料，先经酯化合成L－乳酸乙酯，再与对甲苯磺酰氯反应制备L－对甲苯磺酰乳酸乙酯，再与对苯二酚综合获得R－（＋）－2－HPE，产品的总收率为72.1%。通过元素分析和红外光谱测定，确定了所合成的R－（＋）－HPE的化学结构和纯度；由旋光度的测定，确定了所合成的R－（＋）－HPE的光学纯度为95.7%。     

Triethylborane-induced bromine atom-transfer radical addition in aqueous media: study of the solvent effect on radical addition reactions.

A mixture of ethyl bromoacetate and 1-octene was treated with triethylborane in water at ambient temperature to provide ethyl 4-bromodecanoate in good yield. The bromine atom-transfer radical addition in benzene was not satisfactory. The addition proceeded smoothly in polar solvents such as DMF and DMSO, protic solvents such as 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol, and aqueous media. Ab initio calculations were conducted to reveal the origin of the solvent effect of water in the addition reaction. The polar effect of solvents, which is judged by the dielectric constant, on the transition states in the bromine atom-transfer and radical addition steps is moderately important. Calculations show that a polar solvent tends to lower the relative energies of the transition states. The coordination of a carbonyl group to a proton in a protic solvent, like a Lewis acid, would also increase the efficiency of the propagation.     

维生素C催化合成乳酸正丁酯

第一次将维生素C作为催化剂应用于由乳酸和正丁醇合成乳酸正丁酯，当100mmol乳酸，100mmol正丁醇和500mg维生素C一起回流分水2h，以87．0％的收率得到乳酸正相酯。研究结果表明，维生素C能够代替硫酸作为乳酸酯化催化剂。     

Synthesis,thermal and lyotropic liquid crystalline properties of protic ionic salts

A series of protic ionic salts were synthesised by a simple acid–base reaction from various pyridine derivatives and dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid in a common organic solvent and characterised in terms of their thermal and lyotropic liquid crystalline properties using various experimental techniques. All of them exhibited lyotropic liquid crystalline phases in toluene, methanol, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide and water. Their critical concentrations for the formation of biphasic solutions and concentrations for the formation of lyotropic solutions were quite broad depending on the dielectric constants of the solvents. Their lyotropic phases were identified as lamellar phases, since their textures exhibited bâtonnets, oily streaks and mosaic textures. They can potentially be used for many organic transformations, which may have implications in green chemistry.     

Highly efficient synthesis of 21-thia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins and 21,23-dithia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins in presence of acidic ionic liquid catalyst

The reaction of 2,5-bis-(α-arylhydroxymethyl)thiophenes with 5-aryldipyrromethanes in the presence of acidic ionic liquid gives 21-thia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins in 30% yield whereas the reaction of 2,5-bis-(α-arylhydroxymethyl)thiophenes with 5,10-diaryltripyrromethane or pyrrole gives 21,23-dithia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins in 35% yield. Acidic ionic liquids are better catalyst and reaction media than acid catalysed reaction in organic solvents for the synthesis of core modified porphyrins.     

Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Benzimidazolium Bronsted Acid Ionic Liquid and Its Application in the Synthesis of Arylic Esters

A novel Brφnsted acid task specific ionic liquid 1-ethylbenzimidazolium tetrafluoroborate （[Hebim]BF4） with functional benzimidazolium cation was synthesized and characterized by ^1H NMR, IR, MS spectra and elemental analysis. This novel ionic liquid was successfully used as dual solvent-catalyst for the synthesis of arylic esters. Higher yields were obtained in the presence of [Hebim]BF4 in comparison with other imidazolium ionic liquids because of the good solubility of the aromatic alcohols and aromatic carboxylic acids in [Hebim]BF4. The product could be separated conveniently from the reaction system, and the ionic liquid could be easily reused after removal of water under vacuum. After 10 times reuse, the selectivity of the ester was still 100%.     

Mild oxidation of alcohols with O-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) in ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium chloride and water

[reaction: see text] A mild, efficient, and eco-friendly procedure for the oxidation of alcohols with IBX in ionic liquid [bmim]Cl and water has been developed. Simply stirring of a solution of the alcohol and IBX in [bmim]Cl/water at room temperature followed by extraction with ether or ethyl acetate and removal of the solvent gives excellent yields of the corresponding carbonyl compounds. Recycling and reuse of the oxidant and ionic liquid have also been reported.     

Ionic Liquids-New "Solutions" for Transition Metal Catalysis

Ionic liquids are salts that are liquid at low temperature (<100 degrees C) which represent a new class of solvents with nonmolecular, ionic character. Even though the first representative has been known since 1914, ionic liquids have only been investigated as solvents for transition metal catalysis in the past ten years. Publications to date show that replacing an organic solvent by an ionic liquid can lead to remarkable improvements in well-known processes. Ionic liquids form biphasic systems with many organic product mixtures. This gives rise to the possibility of a multiphase reaction procedure with easy isolation and recovery of homogeneous catalysts. In addition, ionic liquids have practically no vapor pressure which facilitates product separation by distillation. There are also indications that switching from a normal organic solvent to an ionic liquid can lead to novel and unusual chemical reactivity. This opens up a wide field for future investigations into this new class of solvents in catalytic applications.     

Cyclotrimerization of an aliphatic aldehyde catalyzed by acidic ionic liquid

Without any additional organic solvent, the cyclotrimerization of aliphatic aldehyde could be catalyzed by acidic ionic liquid. Under optimum reaction conditions (298 K, 1 h, a molar ratio of 60:1 of isobutyraldehyde to ionic liquid), the conversion rate and selectivity for cyclotrimerization of isobutyraldehyde were 93.0 and 100%, respectively. The liquid product formed a separate phase that was decanted and the solid product could be separated by extraction. The ionic liquid could be easily reused after removal of water under vacuum.     

离子液体催化制备5-羟甲基糠醛的研究进展

本文综述了离子液体催化制备5-羟甲基糠醛的研究进展。运用离子液体作为反应溶剂和催化剂,与常规合成HMF的方法相比,其反应在常压、低温下进行,更易于操作控制;副反应数量明显减少,HMF的产率稳定,可达90%;离子液体催化活性稳定,可重复利用,减少了有机溶剂的使用量;利用离子液体作为媒介,能将反应原料从单一的果糖扩展到葡萄糖和纤维素等廉价原料,降低了生产成本。由此可见,运用离子液体催化制备HMF将是今后研究的重点和发展的必然趋势。     

Ionic Liquid–Catalyzed Internal Redox Esterification Reaction

The internal redox esterification of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and alcohols was carried out using different ionic liquids (ILs) as catalysts and reaction solvents. The basic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([bmim]OAc), exhibited the best activity for this reaction. The influences of the amount of ionic liquid catalyst and reaction time on yield of saturated ester have been investigated. The results showed that ionic liquid anions have a crucial effect on the redox esterification of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and alcohols. The nucleophilic carbenes generated in situ from the ionic liquid cation were believed to be actual active species for this reactions.     

Extraction of organic compounds with room temperature ionic liquids

Room temperature ionic liquids are novel solvents with a rather specific blend of physical and solution properties that makes them of interest for applications in separation science. They are good solvents for a wide range of compounds in which they behave as polar solvents. Their physical properties of note that distinguish them from conventional organic solvents are a negligible vapor pressure, high thermal stability, and relatively high viscosity. They can form biphasic systems with water or low polarity organic solvents and gases suitable for use in liquid–liquid and gas–liquid partition systems. An analysis of partition coefficients for varied compounds in these systems allows characterization of solvent selectivity using the solvation parameter model, which together with spectroscopic studies of solvent effects on probe substances, results in a detailed picture of solvent behavior. These studies indicate that the solution properties of ionic liquids are similar to those of polar organic solvents. Practical applications of ionic liquids in sample preparation include extractive distillation, aqueous biphasic systems, liquid–liquid extraction, liquid-phase microextraction, supported liquid membrane extraction, matrix solvents for headspace analysis, and micellar extraction. The specific advantages and limitations of ionic liquids in these studies is discussed with a view to defining future uses and the need not to neglect the identification of new room temperature ionic liquids with physical and solution properties tailored to the needs of specific sample preparation techniques. The defining feature of the special nature of ionic liquids is not their solution or physical properties viewed separately but their unique combinations when taken together compared with traditional organic solvents.     

Phosphonium ionic liquids as new, reactive extractants of lactic acid

Solvent properties of ionic liquids with trihexyltetradecylphosphonium cation and bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinate anion (Cyphos IL-104) or chloride anion (Cyphos IL-101) were studied. IL-104 effectively extracted lactic acid (LA) with distribution coefficients above 40 at low acid concentrations. IL-104 extracted only undissociated acid (LAH) what supported the coordination mechanism of lactic acid extraction via H-bonding. In the extraction of lactic acid by phosphonium chloride (IL-101) an ion-exchange mechanism contributed remarkably to the extraction especially at basic pH where anionic form of this acid predominated. A high solubility of water in hydrophobic IL-104 up to 14.4 mass % was connected with the formation of reverse micelles. A dual mechanism of water extraction to phosphonium ionic liquids was identified, which consisted of water incorporation into reverse micelles and the inclusion of water into the hydrated complex of lactic acid with ionic liquid (IL). The extraction of lactic acid caused splitting of reverse micelles with liberation of water from the solvent. In the saturated solvent only hydration water remained in the complex of lactic acid with phosphonium ionic liquid, with the suggested structure (LAH)_p(IL)(H₂O)₂, where the value of p ranged from 1 to 3.