J. Iran. Chem. Soc., Vol. 2, No. 2 June 2005, pp.155~160.
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Zn(OAc)2/Podand Catalyzed Ring Opening of Epoxides
By Aromatic Amines under Solvent-Free Conditions
H. Eshghia,b,* M. Rahimizadeha and A. Shoryabib
s Department of Chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91775-1436, Iran
b Department of Chemistry, Sistan and Baluchestan University Zahedan 98135-674 Iran
A highly regioselective ring opening of epoxides with aromatic amines in the presence of a catalytic amount of Zn(OAc)2 and a recently synthesized podand under solvent-free conditions is described. The yields of the amino alcohols are uniformly good and the recovered catalyst could be used in new attempts without any purification.
Keywords: Epoxide, Ring opening, Amines, Solvent-free, Amino-alcohols
