Catalytic reactions using superacids in new types of ionic liquids

…, VV Rostovtsev, WJ Marshall, LM Grieco, J Vickery…

Index: Harmer, Mark A.; Junk, Christopher P.; Rostovtsev, Vsevolod V.; Marshall, William J.; Grieco, Liane M.; Vickery, Jemma; Miller, Robert; Work, Stella Green Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 11, # 4 p. 517 - 525

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Abstract

We will describe the use of superacids, in particular 1, 1, 2, 2-tetrafluoroethanesulfonic acid (TFESA) and 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3-hexafluoropropanesulfonic acid (HFPSA) in the presence of ionic liquids for improved chemical processing for a range of industrially important chemical reactions. In a number of cases the reaction mixture starts as a single phase, allowing for high reactivity, then separates into two phases upon completion of the reaction. This ...