Sustainable catalysis in ionic liquids

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"[P]rovides an up-to-date overview of the relatively underexplored area of the use of room temperature ionic liquids as organocatalysts for a range of organic reactions, including polymerizations. Using organic molecules to promote reactions is an attractive option as these organic molecules can be safer than metal-based options. However, it is still important to be able to recycle and reuse these organic promoters. Ionic liquids provide this opportunity"--Page 4 of cover.  Read more... Abstract: Room temperature ionic liquids as organocatalysts.  Read more... Content: Section I. Ionic liquids in organic catalysis: Task-specific ionic liquids / Ahmed Ali Hullio -- Ionic liquid-supported organocatalysts for asymmetric organic synthesis / Allan D. Headley -- Organocatalysis induced by the anion of an ionic liquid : a new strategy for asymmetric ion-pair catalysis / Andrea R. Schmitzer and Vincent Gauchot -- Imidazolium hydroxides and catalysis / Cameron C. Weber -- Organocatalysis of SN2 reactions by multifunctional promotors : ionic liquids and derivatives / Sungyul Lee and Dong Wook Kim -- Sustainable organic synthesis using ionic liquids / Toshiyuki Itoh and Toshiki Nokami -- Section II. Ionic liquids in biocatalysis and biomass processing: Biotransformations in deep eutectic solvents / Vicente Gotor-Fernández and Caroline Emilie Paul -- Ionic liquids in sustainable carbohydrate catalysis / Pilar Hoyos, Cecilia García-Oliva, and María J. Hernáiz -- Sponge-like ionic liquids for clean biocatalytic processes / Susana Nieto-Cerón, Elena Álvarez, González, Juana M. Bernal, Antonoi Donaire, and Pedro Lozamo -- Ionic liquids for biomass processing / Wei-Chen Tu and Jason P. Hallett -- Membrane technology for catalytic processes in ionic liquids / Julio Romero, René Cabezas, Claudio Araya-López and Gastón Merlet.