Cellulose-Supported Ionic Liquid Phase Catalyst-Mediated Mannich Reaction

Abstract

Cellulose-supported ionic liquid phase (SILP) catalyst containing a camphor sulfonate anion with a pendant ferrocenyl group was prepared and characterised with different analytical techniques such as Fourier-transform infrared, Fourier-transform Raman, and cross polarization–magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) 13C NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The SILP catalyst displayed excellent catalytic activity in the synthesis of β-amino carbonyl compounds by Mannich reaction. Recycling studies revealed that SILP catalyst could be reused six times without significant decrease in catalytic activity.