An investigation of the catalytic potential of potassium cyanide and imidazolium salts for ultrasound-assisted synthesis of benzoin derivatives

A rapid, highly efficient and mild green synthesis of benzoin was performed using substituted benzaldehyde catalyzed by KCN and imidazolium salts in EtOH/H2O under ultrasonic activation. The products were obtained in good yields within short reaction times with N,N′-dialkylimidazolium salts, which w...

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Main Authors: Javad Safari, Zohre Zarnegar, Masoume Ahmadi, Susan Seyyedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610312000610