Abstract
A great variety of imines were efficiently isolated in high yields from the reaction of aldehydes and amines in ionic liquids. The ionic liquids could be recovered and reused for at least five cycles without loss in the yields being a useful alternative to dichloromethane or diethyl ether, which are the commonly used solvents for this reaction.
Key words
ionic liquids - imines - green chemistry
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Typical Experimental Procedure: A solution of aldehyde (1 mmol) and amine (1 mmol) in [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 (0.5-1.0 mL) containing 4 Å molecular sieves was stirred at r.t. until no starting material has left as confirmed by TLC. The reaction was then extracted with Et2 O (3 × 5 mL) by simple decantation. The combined organic phases were concentrated at reduced pressure to furnish the crude product. The recovered ionic liquid containing molecular sieves was dried at 60-70 °C under vacuum (0.1 mm Hg) for 0.5 h.
14 All the compounds gave satisfactory spectroscopic data.
