Electrolysis of ionic liquids. A possible keystone for the achievement of green solvent-catalyst systems

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-219

  Feroci, Marta ^a   Chiarotto, Isabella ^a   Inesi, Achille ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b not available   (Italy)

Author keywords

Green and sustainable chemistry; N heterocyclic carbenes; Organic electrosynthesis; Organocatalysts; Room temperature ionic liquids

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; IONIC LIQUIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

CATHODIC REDUCTIONS; GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRIES; GREENER SOLVENTS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; ORGANIC ELECTROSYNTHESIS; ORGANOCATALYSTS; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS; SIMPLE++; SOLVENT-CATALYST SYSTEMS; ]+ CATALYST;

ORGANOCATALYST;

EID: 84879202175     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1385272811317030003     Document Type: Article

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