Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1995, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (5): 111-112.

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Synthesis of N-Alkyl Pyrrolidone

Wang Xichen, Zhang Songpei, Zhu Jun   

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Light Industry, Beijing 100037
  • Received:1994-10-31 Revised:1995-04-20 Published:1995-10-10 Online:1995-10-10

Abstract: Two N-alkyl pyrrolidone,N-octyl pyrrolidone and N-lauryl pyrrolidone,wereprepared by means of solid-liquid phase transfer catalysis in 83.8% and 87.2% yield respec-tively.The new art in which tetra-butyl-ammonium bromide is used as phase-transfer cata-lyst and KOH-K2CO3 as mixed base,is characteristic of short reaction time,mild reactionconditions and easy operation.

Key words: N-alkyl pyrrolidone, solid-liquid phase transfer catalysis, synthesis