J. Iran. Chem. Soc., Vol. 8, No. 2 June 2011, pp.513~524.
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H3PW12O40@[bmim][FeCl4]: A Green Catalytic System for Alkoxymethylation of Alcohols and Their One-Pot Interconversion to Acetates and TMS-Ethers
I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork*, M. Moghadam*, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A.R. Khosropour and A. Mirjafari
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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.
Keywords: Alkoxymethyl ether, Protection, Interconversion, 12-Tungstophosphoric acid, 1-Butyl-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate
