Chinese Journal of Catalysis

Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 60-64.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60160-X

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Formylation of Alcohol with Formic Acid under Solvent-Free and Neutral Conditions Catalyzed by Free I2 or I2 Generated in Situ from Fe(NO3)3•9H2O/NaI

Rostami AMIN1,*, Khazaei ARDESHIR2,#, Alavi-Nik HEIDAR ALI2, Toodeh-Roosta ZAHRA2   

  1. 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Zip Cod 66177-15175, Sanandaj, Iran;  2 Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Zip Cod 65178-38683, Hamadan, Iran
  • Received:2010-06-13 Revised:2010-09-04 Online:2011-01-13 Published:2014-05-22

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Abstract: Different alcohols were formylated by formic acid under solvent-free conditions in the presence of iodine as the catalyst with good-to-high yields at room temperature. I2 generated in situ from Fe(NO3)3·9H2O/NaI also catalyzed the formylation of the alcohols under solvent-free conditions. This gives a green and efficient reaction at room temperature, in which the use of toxic and corrosive molecular I2 is avoided.

Key words: alcohol, formic acid, formylation, iodine, in situ iodine, solvent-free