Abstract
Abstract: 1,2-Ethanediylbis(triphenylphosphonium) ditribromide was quantitatively prepared and used for the bromination of anilines and phenols in the presence of a mixed solvent system (DCM/MeOH 2:1) and also under solvent-free conditions. This new ionic liquid has advantages over similar brominating agents in terms of short reaction time, simple workup, regioselectivity and high yields. Single-crystal X-ray analysis of title salt revealed that the bistriphenylphosphonium cation is organized around an inversion center located at the center of the –CH2–CH2– bridge and the two triphenylphosphine segments are anti with respect to one another. All the tribromide anions adopt a linear geometry with different Br–Br–Br bond angles for each anion. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2019-2028 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Bromination
- Crystal structure
- Nucleophilic substitutions
- Regioselectivity
- Solvent-free
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)