Mild Oxidative Conversion of Nitroalkanes into Carbonyl Compounds in Ionic Liquids

Abstract

Basic hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate were found to be cheap and efficient alternatives for the conversion of primary and secondary nitro to carbonyl compounds (Nef reaction) in ionic liquids.

Keywords:

• Hydrogen peroxide
• ionic liquids
• Nef reaction
• perborate

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors are grateful to the University of Calabria for financial support.

Notes

^a Determined by GC.

^b Isolated yield.

^c Room temperature.

^d 70 °C.

^a Both conversion and yield were determined by GC analysis.