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Journal

TÜBİTAK

2010

Catalyst.

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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Ionic Liquids As Solvent For Efficient Esterification Of Carboxylic Acids With Alkyl Halides, Yetki̇n Gök, Bülent Alici, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r, Özlem Özeroğlu Jan 2010

Ionic Liquids As Solvent For Efficient Esterification Of Carboxylic Acids With Alkyl Halides, Yetki̇n Gök, Bülent Alici, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r, Özlem Özeroğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The selective esterification of carboxylic acid derivatives with a variety of alkyl halides was carried out using ionic liquid as solvent in the presence of triethylamine. The reaction was found to proceed under relatively mild conditions with excellent conversions (up to 99%) and selectivities. The ionic liquid was recycled and reused.


Picolyl Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Palladium Catalyzed Heck Reactions, Murat Yi̇ği̇t, Beyhan Yi̇ği̇t, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya Jan 2010

Picolyl Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Palladium Catalyzed Heck Reactions, Murat Yi̇ği̇t, Beyhan Yi̇ği̇t, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Novel 1,3-dialkylimidazolinium and 1,3- dialkyltetrahydropyrimidinium hexafluorophosphate salts as N-heterocyclic carbene precursors were prepared by reacting N,N'-dialkylethandiamine or N,N'-dialkylpropandiamine, triethyl orthoformate, and ammonium hexafluorophosphate. The salts were characterized spectroscopically and tested in homogeneous Heck reactions.