Design, Synthesis, and Organocatalytic Applications of Functionalized Chiral Ionic Liquids

Abstract

The functionalized chiral ionic liquids (FCILs) can be considered a sub-class of chiral ionic liquids containing special functional groups for their use in fields like organo-catalysis, separation, purification, etc. The use of FCILs in the field of organocatalysis is particularly important because of the recyclability and high efficiency of these systems. In the current chapter, the applications of functionalized chiral ionic liquids in asymmetric organo-catalysis are summarized with a special emphasis on synthetically important organic reactions like asymmetric Michael reaction, aldol reaction, epoxidation, asymmetric transfer hydrogenation, and Diels-Alder reaction.