Abstract: PL-5 Ionic liquids are versatile solvents for both heterogeneously and homogeneously catalysed reactions. A wide range of reactions have been demonstrated from liquid phase reactions such as Diels-Alder and aldol transformations as well as liquid-gas reactions such as hydrogenations and oxidations. This paper illustrates this range of reactions with a focus on the difference between ionic liquids and molecular solvents; the mechanisms of the processes and the recyclability of the ionic liquid and catalyst system.

Cite: Hardacre C.
Catalysis in ionic liquids
VII Russian Conference on Mechanisms of Catalytic Reactions (with international participation) 02-08 Jul 2006