@article{Ayashi_Fallah-Mehrjardi_Kiasat_2024, title={Regioselective conversion of epoxides to vicinal nitrohydrins catalyzed by silica-bound 3-{2-[poly(ethylene glycol)]ethyl}-substituted 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide as a green and reusable catalyst under aqueous thermal conditions}, volume={8}, url={https://oiccpress.com/iranian-journal-of-catalysis/article/regioselective-conversion-of-epoxides-to-vicinal-nitrohydrins-catalyzed-by-silica-bound-3-2-polyethylene-glycolethyl-substituted-1-methyl-1h-imidazol-3-ium-bromide-as-a-green-and-reusable-cataly/}, abstractNote={An environmentally benign procedure for the synthesis of vicinal nitrohydrins via the regioselective ring opening reaction of epoxides with nitrite anion using silica-bound 3-{2-[poly(ethylene glycol)]ethyl}-substituted 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide as an effective heterogeneous phase transfer catalyst was described. Short reaction time, high yield of products, simple work-up procedure, and recyclability of the catalyst were some of the striking features of the present protocol. The recovered catalyst could be reused five times without any loss in its catalytic activity and selectivity.}, number={3}, journal={Iranian Journal of Catalysis}, publisher={OICC Press}, author={Ayashi, Neda and Fallah-Mehrjardi, Mehdi and Kiasat, Ali Reza}, year={2024}, month={Feb.}, keywords={Phase transfer catalyst, Green chemistry, Regioselective., 2-Nitroalcohols, Ring opening of epoxides} }