Khodabakhsh Niknam

In the present investigation, a novel bifunctional oxyammonium-based ionic liquid, namely, 2,20-(ethane-1,2-diylbis[oxy])bis(ethan-1-aminium)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetate, was designed and synthesized. The structure of the titled ionic liquid was characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1HNMR), carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (13CNMR), fluorine nuclear magnetic resonance (19FNMR), homonuclear COSY nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), thermogravimetry (TG), derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) analysis, X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The described ionic liquid demonstrated robust catalytic performance in the synthesis of pyrano[4,3-b]pyrans and tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran derivatives. The ionic liquid presents a high potential of recycling and reusing capability in both types of model reactions.