Weber CC, Masters AF, Maschmeyer T.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Nov 12;51(46):11483-6.
Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Abstract
Domain constrained: Polar and nonpolar domains within 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids can affect reaction outcomes by pseudo-encapsulation of reactants and this has been explored for a nucleophilic substitution reaction using a cationic substrate and a range of nucleophiles. The significant rate enhancements observed correlate with the concentration of the polar reactants within the ionic liquid’s polar domain. ([CnMIM]=1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium).
