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Alkylation of anthracene to 2-isopropylanthracene catalyzed by Lewis acid ionic liquids

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Alkylation of anthracene with 2-chloropropane to 2-isopropylanthracene catalyzed by various Lewis acidic ionic liquids (ILs), such as [Emim]Cl-AlCl3, [Emim]Cl-FeCl3, [Emim]Cl-ZnCl2, [Bmim]Cl-AlCl3, and [Omim]Cl-AlCl3 ([Emim]+=1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation, [Bmim]+=1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation, [Omim]+=1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium cation,), was investigated. [Emim]C1-A1C13 ionic liquid was found to be the most active catalyst in the alkylation. The yield of 2-isopropylanthracene was up to 74.5% and the selectivity of 2-isopropylanthracene was up to 82.9%. The [Emim]C1-A1C13 ionic liquid catalyst showed good catalytic activity after running for 6 times. Ease of product separation and the recycling performance of the ionic liquid catalyst is expected to contribute to the development of clean and environmentally friendly strategy for the synthesis of 2-isopropylanthracene.

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    Min Chen, Ying Luo, Guofang Li, Minqiang He, Jimin Xie & Huamin Li

  2. School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, P. R. China

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Chen, M., Luo, Y., Li, G. et al. Alkylation of anthracene to 2-isopropylanthracene catalyzed by Lewis acid ionic liquids. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 26, 1563–1567 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-009-0257-9

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