Several Brnsted acidic ionic liquids(ILs) were synthesized and used as dual solvent-catalysts for the Ritter reaction of benzonitrile with tert-butanol. In particular, IL11([NSPTEA][OTF]) showed excellent catalytic activity for the Ritter reaction. In the presence of IL11, various nitriles and tertiary alcohols as well as secondary alcohols were converted smoothly to the corresponding amides in good to excellent yields. In addition, this cost-effective ionic liquid [NSPTEA][OTF] was easily separated from the reaction mixture by extraction with a small amount of water, and was recycled five times without any significant loss in activity.
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