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A sustainable twist on the Ritter reaction: iron-based deep eutectic solvents as a green route to amide synthesis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A sustainable and scalable Ritter reaction using a reusable FeCl 3 ·6H 2 O/glycerol-based DES enables efficient amidation of secondary/tertiary alcohols with nitriles under mild conditions, with broad scope, and low environmental impact.

Source: RSC Sustainability

DOI: 10.1039/d5su00489f

Authors: Luciana Cicco, Arfa Yousaf, Paola Vitale, Filippo Maria Perna, Vito Capriati

Institution: University of Bari Aldo Moro

Language: English

Topic: Ionic liquids properties and applications

Subfield: Catalysis

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Climate action

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, NextGenerationEU

Awards: G3074300738, G3181312426, G6347175093

OpenAlex ID: W4412452599

FWCI: 0.556

Cites: 51

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10