Volume 13, Issue 5, October 2025

  • Letter

    Green SN2: A Novel Ionic Liquid-Mediated Finkelstein Reaction for Safer, Superior Alkyl Halide Synthesis in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry

    Bello Makama*, Laurence Harwood

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 5, October 2025
    Pages: 97-100
    Received: 15 March 2025
    Accepted: 27 March 2025
    Published: 25 September 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajche.20251305.11
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    Abstract: We present the development of a novel, environmentally friendly Finkelstein reaction conducted in ionic liquids, which provides a safer and more efficient alternative to the conventional halide exchange reaction employing sodium bromide in sulfuric acid. By leveraging the unique properties of ionic liquids—including high thermal stability, negligib... Show More