A simple, eco-friendly, and recyclable bi-functional acidic ionic liquid catalysts for Beckmann rearrangement

Abstract

A library of ionic liquids was prepared by varying the cations and anions. Bi-functional acidic ionic liquids were prepared by the direct combination of ionic liquids and ZnCl2. Ionic liquids were investigated in the Beckmann rearrangements. A simple, eco-friendly, and recyclable bi-functional acidic ionic liquid based protocol for Beckmann rearrangement is developed, which is based on the fine tuning of the Brönsted and the Lewis acidity of ionic liquids.