Ionic Liquid Catalyzed Reactions

Zhimin Liu is a group leader of Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), China. Having obtained her Ph D. degree from China Petroleum University and worked as a postdoc in ICCAS, she spent most of her career working in ICCAS before taking up her present appointment at ICCAS. Professor Liu has authored over 300 scientific publications and has received numerous scientific awards, including National Natural Scientific Awards of China (Second class). She is an Editor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Ionic liquid-catalyzed transformation of carbon dioxide under metal-free conditions
2.1 Task-specific ionic liquids for activation of carbon dioxide
2.2 Synthesis of carbonates
2.3 Synthesis of urea
2.4 Synthesis of N-heterocycles
2.5 Synthesis of N-formamides and N-methyl amines
2.6 Synthesis of other compounds
2.7 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 3 Ionic liquid-mediated reductive transformation of carbon dioxide
3.1 Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide
3.2 N-formylation/N-methylation of amines with carbon dioxide and hydrogen
3.3 Synthesis of N-heterocycles using carbon dioxide and hydrogen
3.4 Synthesis of alcohols and carboxylic acids using carbon dioxide and hydrogen
3.5 Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide
3.5 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 4 Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in ionic liquid-based electrolytes
4.1 Properties of ionic liquid electrolytes
4.2 Electroreduction of CO2 to C1 compounds
4.3 Electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ compounds
4.4 Electrocatalytic transformation of CO2 into value-added chemicals
4.5 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 5 Ionic liquid-catalyzed transformation of biomass-derived compounds
5.1 Ionic liquid-catalyzed transformation of cellulose and its derivatives
5.2 Catalytic transformation of lignin and its derivatives in ionic liquids
5.3 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 6 Ionic liquid mediated hydrogenation/dehydrogenation
6.1 Influences of ionic liquids on the catalysts
6.2 Hydrogenation of aromatics/ alkenes
6.3 Selective hydrogenation of O-containing compounds
6.4 Selective hydrogenation of N-containing compounds
6.5 Dehydrogenation
6.6 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 7 Ionic liquid promoted oxidations
7.1 Oxidative desulfurization
7.2 Oxidation of alcohols/aldehydes
7.3 Oxidative cyclization of alkenes
7.4 Oxidation of alkanes
7.5 Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
7.6 Oxidation of amines
7.7 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 8 Ionic liquid catalyzed dehydration/hydration/hydrolysis
8.1 Dehydrative esterification
8.2 Dehydrative etherification of alcohols
8.3 Dehydrative amidation
8.4 Knoevenagel condensation reaction
8.5 Hydration of alkenes/alkynes/ nitriles
8.6 Hydrolysis of esters/ ethers/ formamides
8.7 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 9 Ionic liquid-catalyzed alkylation reactions
9.1 Ionic liquid catalysts for alkylation
9.2 Alkylation of alkenes
9.3 Alkylation of amines
9.4 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 10 Ionic liquid-catalyzed other organic reactions
10.1 Heck reactions
10.2 Markovnikov and Michael additions
10.3 Metathesis of aliphatic diethers
10.4 Baylis-Hillman reactions
10.5 Aldol condensation reactions
10.6 Diels-Alder reactions
10.7 Remarks and perspectives
Chapter 11 Conclusion and prospects
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