Background
Type: Article

H3PW12O40at the[bmim][FeCl4]: A green catalytic system for alkoxymethylation of alcohols and their one-pot interconversion to acetates and TMS-ethers

Journal: Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society (1735207X)Year: 2011/06/01Volume: Issue: 2
Mohammadpoor Baltork I.aMoghadam M.aTangestaninejad S.aMirkhani V.a Khosropour A.R.
a :University of Isfahan - IRAN(IR) - Isfahan
DOI:10.1007/BF03249085Language: English

Abstract

12-Tungstophosphoric acid immobilized on [bmim][FeCl4] was found to be an efficient catalyst for chemoselective methoxymethylation and ethxoymethylation of alcohols and also one-pot conversion of MOM- or EOM-ethers to their corresponding acetates and TMS-ethers under thermal conditions and microwave irradiation. These procedures were simple, rapid and the corresponding products were obtained in high yields. The catalyst exhibited remarkable reactivity and was reusable.