An environment-friendly method for synthesis of 1,4-dibromo-naphthalene in aqueous solution of ionic liquids

  • Xinhua Zhao
  • , Yingying Gu
  • , Jiang Li
  • , Hanming Ding
  • , Yongkui Shan*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An environment-friendly method was developed to synthesize 1,4-dibromonaphthalene (1,4-DBN) using 1,3-dialkylimidazolium and pyridinium ionic liquids as catalysts, over which the yields of 1,4-DBN were obtained as high as 100%. Through this method bromine atoms were able to totally transferred into product. As water was the only byproduct in this process, it was a completely 'clean' method for the preparation of 1,4-DBN.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2179-2182
Number of pages4
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume9
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jul 2008

Keywords

  • 1,4-Dibromonaphthalene
  • Bromination
  • Ionic liquids
  • Naphthalene

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