One-Pot Synthesis of Phenacyl Esters from Acetophenone, [Bmim]Br₃, and Potassium Salts of Carboxylic Acids Under Solvent-Free Conditions

Abstract

One-pot synthesis of phenacyl esters from acetophenone, [Bmim]Br₃, and potassium salts of carboxylic acids under solvent-free conditions gave the corresponding phenacyl esters with excellent yields.

Keywords:

• Aromatics
• [Bmim]Br₃
• phenacyl esters

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation (20862001), the Key Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education (206075), the Science Foundation of JiangXi Province (0620001), the Science and Technology Foundation of the Education Department of JiangXi Province ([2006]207), and the Doctor Foundation of the East Institute of Technology.

Notes

^a All reactions were run with acetophenone (2 mmol), [Bmim]Br₃ (2 mmol), Na₂CO₃ (1.1 mmol), and potassium salts of carboxylic acids (2.4 mmol) at rt.

^b Isolated yield.