Ionic Liquids: Evident Application in Medicinal Chemistry

Abstract

In the present century an ever growing number of papers have been published describing the use of ionic liquids on organic synthesis. In general these works have shown evident advantages of this couple respect to conventional synthetic procedures for generation fast, efficient and environmental friendly synthetic methodologies. The industrial synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds often involves the use of organic solvents. Unfortunately, these reaction media are responsible for organic contaminations in the final product. In recent years, ionic liquids (ILs) have become the "green alternatives" of volatile organic solvents. Thus, the applications of ILs i nstead of con ve nti onal re a gents offer a new opportunity to solve problems of environmentally harmful solvents. This mini-review discusses a new application of ILs in laboratoryscale Pharmaceutical synthesis.