ABSTRACT
Silica gel functionalized by aminopropyl group was prepared. Iodine was then supported on this inorganic polymer and used as a stable and efficient heterogeneous catalyst for nucleophilic ring opening reactions of epoxides and episulfides in different nucleophilic solvents such as alcohols, water and acetic acid.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors are grateful to Shiraz University Research Council for the partial support (Grant No. 78-SC-1234-667) of this work.