BACKGROUND Solid acid catalyzed inexpensive ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment is promising because of its effectiveness at decreasing biomass recalcitrance to subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis or in situ hydrolysis of carbohydrate oligomers. However, the conventional strategy was limited by the complex non-isothermal process and considering only one aspect of sugar recovery. In this study, facile is...

A facile and efficient protocol is reported for the synthesis of calix[4]pyrroles and N-confused calix[4]pyrroles in moderate to excellent yields by reaction of dialkyl or cycloalkyl ketones with pyrrole catalyzed by reusable Amberlyst(TM)-15 under eco-friendly conditions.

A solvent-free synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles using neat azides and alkynes and a copper(I) polymer supported catalyst (Amberlyst) A21*CuI) is presented herein. As it provides the products in high yields and purities within minutes, this method thus being characterized as a "flash" synthesis, and was exemplified through the synthesis of a 24-compound library on a small scale.

Cellulose has been directly converted into environmentally friendly alkyl glycoside surfactants in a one pot transformation. By working in ionic liquid media with Amberlyst 15Dry (A15) as catalyst and coupling the rate of cellulose hydrolysis and the rate of glycosidation of the monosaccharides formed with C(4) to C(8) alcohols, it was possible to obtain 82% mass yield of octyl-alpha,beta-gluco...

Natural monoglycerides of cinnamic, ferulic and p-coumaric acids were synthesized in good to high overall yields from isopropylidene glycerol via the Mitsunobu reaction and further deprotection of the corresponding acetonides with Amberlyst 15. The method avoids the need of protection of the phenolic hydroxyls. During the Mitsunobu esterifications a strong influence of the acid strength on the ...

One pot synthesis of terpyrromethanes (3a) and [di(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methyl]heteroarenes (3b-m) has been delineated by Amberlyst 15 catalyzed condensation of pyrrole and heterocyclic aldehydes (2), not reported earlier. The compounds 3a and 3b have been formylated to 5-[di(5-formyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methyl]-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (4a) and 5[(5-formyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)(3-pyridinyl)methyl]-1H-pyrrole-...