Preliminary Evaluation of a Recyclable Copper(I) Iodide/[BMIM][BF₄] Catalytic System for the Synthesis of N-Benzyl 17-Spiro-5′-oxazolidin-2′-ones with the Estrane Skeleton
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33927/hjic-2025-24Keywords:
steroid, carbon dioxide, oxazolidinone, ionic liquid, catalysisAbstract
Three new steroidal oxazolidinones were synthesized starting from 17α-ethynylestradiol, benzylic amines and CO2 using CuI as a catalyst. The ionic liquid solvent [BMIM][BF4] made it possible to recycle the catalyst ionic liquid mixture with only a slight loss of catalytic activity.

