Efficient benzylation of chitin in ionic liquids
An efficient benzylation of chitin using benzyl bromide in the presence of LiOH and amine bases, such as tributylamine, in ionic liquids has been developed, where ammonium salts, produced in situ , capably act as effective phase-transfer catalysts.
Authors
- Yuki Shigenobu
- Masayasu Totani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-3622)
- Tetsushi Kawano
- Jun‐ichi Kadokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-1950)
Institutions
- Kagoshima University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Journal of Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nj01789k
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.87