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We present the design and synthesis of Brønsted-basic ionic liquids and investigate their application in the microwave-assisted esterification of betulinic acid, aiming towards a benign and pyridine-free manufacturing process of the anti-HIV drug, bevirimat.
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We are grateful to Botanical Garden Vienna for the collections and supply of bark from platanus acerifola for the preparation of reference material. The X-ray centre of TU Wien is acknowledged for providing access to the single crystal diffractometer.
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Ressmann, A.K., Schneider, M., Gaertner, P. et al. Design and synthesis of basic ionic liquids for the esterification of triterpenic acids. Monatsh Chem 148, 139–148 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-016-1889-1
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