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active catalyst, as suggested for the Pd-catalyzed heck reaction in [bmim][Br]. The<br />

probable reaction sequence involved in the process of Ga-activation and the allylation<br />

reaction is shown in Scheme II.3.9.<br />

Br<br />

Ga<br />

IV as catalyst<br />

III<br />

O<br />

GaBr<br />

2<br />

R<br />

H 2 O<br />

R'<br />

R'<br />

R<br />

OH<br />

Scheme II.3.9<br />

Actually the Ga-NHC (IV) forms a coating over the Ga-metal surface.<br />

Consumption of IV for the the formation of the active allylgallium species III leads to the<br />

exposure of new metal surface, which, inturn, gets activated and takes part in the reaction.<br />

The carbine complex is catalytically active for allylation reaction.<br />

In summary, a novel method for Ga metal mediated allylation reaction of carbonyls<br />

in [bmim][Br] could be accomplished. This type of Ga mediated allylation of carbonyls in<br />

any RTIL was not previously known. The imidazolium cation is usually considered as a<br />

simple inert component of a solvent system, and its possible involvement in a catalytic<br />

cycle, especially with a free a metal is rarely an issue. The present study established that<br />

[bmim][Br] reacts with Ga to give the Ga-NHC complex (IV). This also provided a<br />

method of base-free generation of NHCs through aerobic oxidation of a free metal,<br />

although a similar protocol was reported with transition metal complexes. 81b,c This is very<br />

interesting since strong bases can cause various side reactions. It is also expected that the<br />

present results will open up many applications towards synthesizing stable NHCs in RTILs<br />

and applying those as versatile heterogeneous catalysts in many organic reactions.<br />

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