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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Mechanosynthesis of N-Methyl Imines Using Recyclable Imidazole-Based Acid-Scavenger: In Situ Formed Ionic Liquid as Catalyst and Dehydrating Agent

Nader Ghaffari Khaligh A C , Ong Chiu Ling A , Taraneh Mihankhah B , Mohd Rafie Johan A and Juan Joon Ching A
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A Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center, 3rd Floor, Block A, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

B Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 16765-163, Tehran, Iran.

C Corresponding author. Email: ngkhaligh@gmail.com

Australian Journal of Chemistry 72(3) 194-199 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH18408
Submitted: 16 August 2018  Accepted: 31 October 2018   Published: 23 November 2018

Abstract

1,1′-(1,4-Butanediyl)bis(imidazole) was prepared by a modified method and its application as an efficient promoter was demonstrated for the mechanosynthesis of N-methyl imines using ball milling as a non-conventional process under solvent-free conditions. In this new protocol design, the bis-imidazole acted as a recyclable acid-scavenging agent. This efficient approach to the N-methyl imines displays a combination of the synthetic virtues of a non-conventional condensation reaction with ecological benefits and convenience of a facile mechanosynthetic process. The current method has advantages such as reduced waste by avoiding solvent, exclusion of hazardous materials during the reaction, elimination of handling an anhydrous gas in an evacuated container or a solution of methylamine in ethanol, good yields for relatively unreactive benzaldehydes containing electron-donating substituents, short reaction times, and metal- and acid-free conditions. Furthermore, the promoter was easily regenerated and reused several times with no significant loss of activity.


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