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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 34, Number 6
BKCSDE 34(6)
June 20, 2013

Title	Efficient and Regioselective Ring-Opening of Epoxides with Alcohols and Sodium Azide by using Catalytic Amounts of GaCl₃/Polyvinylpyrrolidone
Author	Ali Reza Pourali*, Samaneh Ghayeni, Fatemeh Afghahi
Keywords	Alcohol, Epoxide, Gallium trichloride, Ring-opening, Sodium azide
Abstract	A new polymeric catalyst was prepared by supporting GaCl3 on cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (GaCl3/ PVP). This catalyst was employed for efficient and regioselective ring-opening reaction of epoxides by various alcohols under solvent-free conditions at room temperature. In our procedure, this heterogeneous catalyst was used at neutral and mild reaction conditions to afford high yields of β-alkoxy alcohols. Also, regioselective conversion of epoxides to β-azidohydrines was accomplished by sodium azide in MeOH in the presence of GaCl3/PVP at room temperature. GaCl3/PVP is a non-hygroscopic and recoverable catalyst and is easily separated from reaction mixture by a simple filtration and re-used repeatedly. Also, this catalyst has good handling and can be stored for long time without any reducing of its reactivity.
Page	1741 - 1744
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