Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1314689 | Journal of Fluorine Chemistry | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles was successfully accomplished using rare earth(III) perfluorooctanesulfonates (RE(OPf)3), RE = Sc, Y, La–Lu as catalysts in fluorous solvents. Ytterbium perfluorooctanesulfonates (Yb(OPf)3) catalyze the high efficient synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles in fluorous solvents. By simple separation, fluorous phase containing only catalyst can be reused several times.
Graphical abstractSynthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles was successfully accomplished using rare earth(III) perfluorooctanesulfonates (RE(OPf)3, RE = Sc, Y, La–Lu) as catalysts in fluorous solvents. Ytterbium perfluorooctanesulfonates (Yb(OPf)3) catalyze the high efficient synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles in fluorous solvents. By simple separation, fluorous phase containing only catalyst can be reused several times.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide