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Ionic Liquids as Reagent and Reaction Medium: Preparation of Alkyl Aryl Ethers

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Room temperature ionic liquid, [bmIm]OH, is used as a green recyclable reaction medium and reagent for the alkylation of phenols in excellent yields. The recovered ionic liquid was reused five to six times with consistent activity.

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  1. Institute of Industrial Chemistry, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Farajollah Mohanazadeh

  2. Institute of Chemistry, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran, Iran

    Majid Aghvami

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Mohanazadeh, F., Aghvami, M. Ionic Liquids as Reagent and Reaction Medium: Preparation of Alkyl Aryl Ethers. Monatsh. Chem. 138, 47–49 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-006-0562-5

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