Issue 30, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Synthesis of unsymmetrical imidazolium salts by direct quaternization of N-substituted imidazoles using arylboronic acids†

Shiqing Li,a   Fan Yang,a   Taiyong Lv,a   Jingbo Lan,a   Ge Gao*a  and  Jingsong You*a  

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a Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, PR China
E-mail: gg2b@scu.edu.cn, jsyou@scu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Imidazolium salts were conveniently prepared by direct aryl quaternization using arylboronic acids. This process features the tolerance of a broad range of functional groups and excellent chemoselectivity, and is especially effective for the synthesis of unsymmetrical imidazolium salts.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of unsymmetrical imidazolium salts by direct quaternization of N-substituted imidazoles using arylboronic acids

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC00474D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Jan 2014
Accepted
21 Feb 2014
First published
21 Feb 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3941-3943

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Synthesis of unsymmetrical imidazolium salts by direct quaternization of N-substituted imidazoles using arylboronic acids

S. Li, F. Yang, T. Lv, J. Lan, G. Gao and J. You, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3941 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00474D

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