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1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Nitrite as a Reagent for the Efficient N-Nitrosation of Secondary Amines

H. Valizadeh* and H. Gholipour

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz, Iran

     1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrite, [bmim]NO₂ was used as a new effective reagent for the preparation of N-nitrosamines from the corresponding secondary amines at 0 °C to room temperature, under mild conditions in good to excellent yields.

Keywords: N-Nitrosation, Secondary amines, N-Nitrosoamines, Task-specific ionic liquid