1. Faculty of Chemistry, Bu‐Ali Sina University, P.O. Box 4135, Hamedan, 6517838683, Iran;2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, 75169, Iran
Abstract:
1‐Butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate [bmim]HSO4 as an acidic ionic liquid was prepared and used as a catalyst for the formylation of alcohols with ethyl formate at room temperature with good to excellent yields. A good selectivity was observed for the formylation of primary alcohols in the presence of tertiary alcohols.