Molecular Sieves in Ionic Liquids as an Efficient and Recyclable Medium for the Synthesis of Imines.

• DOI: 10.1002/chin.200508081
• Publication Date: 2005-01-27T17:20:57Z
• Authors: Carlos Kleber Z. ...; Sayuri Cristina S...; Luana Magalhaes A...; Juliana Petrocchi...; Paulo Anselmo Z. ...; Rodrigo Fleury Br...; Valerio Cassiano ...
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 12. Responsible consumption; 0104 chemical sciences

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.