title: Unexpected side reactions of imidazolium-based ionic liquids in the base-catalysed Baylis-Hillman reaction.
abstract: Low yields are obtained when the Baylis-Hillman reaction is conducted in the presence of an imidazolium-based ionic liquid due to direct addition of the deprotonated imidazolium salt to the aldehyde. Ionic liquids are evidently not inert.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK BS8 1TS. v.aggarwal@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Varinder K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Emme
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mereu