Chloroindate(iii) ionic liquids as catalysts for alkylation of phenols and catechol with alkenes
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne,Tobias J. Lotz,Kenneth R. Seddon
New Journal of Chemistry Pub Date : 06/24/2010 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C0NJ00301H
Abstract
Chloroindate(III) ionic liquids are shown to be versatile catalysts for the alkylation of phenols with alkenes, giving high conversions to alkylated phenols with high selectivities.