Abstract
Four tetrabutylphosphonium carboxylate ionic liquids ([P4444][CA]) were prepared, characterized, and used as catalysts for the synthesis of propylene glycol methyl ether (PGME) from the alcoholysis reaction of propylene oxide (PO) with methanol. The effects of various parameters such as the kind of ILs, temperature, reaction time, catalyst loading, and molar ratio of the reactants on PGME yield and selectivity were also studied in detail. The results indicated that tetrabutylphosphonium butyrate ([P4444][Buty]) exhibited the best catalytic activity in comparison to three other carboxylate ILs, and PGME was produced in nearly 94% yield under mild conditions. In addition, [P4444][Buty] was found to exhibit good catalytic activities and selectivities in other alcoholysis reactions of epoxides with various alcohols, such as PO with n-propanol, PO with n-butanol, 1-(allyloxy)-2,3-epoxypropane with methanol, and 1,2-epoxybutane with methanol. [P4444][Buty] could also be recovered easily and used repetitively at...
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