Research Letters in Organic Chemistry
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 419054, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/419054
Research Letter
Cs2CO3/[bmim]Br as an Efficient, Green, and Reusable Catalytic System for the Synthesis of N-Alkyl Derivatives of Phthalimide under Mild Conditions
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 75169, Iran
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), Bushehr 1698, Iran
3Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran
Received 6 July 2008; Accepted 2 November 2008
Academic Editor: Nicos Petasis
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