title: Efficient catalyst reuse by simple dissolution in non-conventional media.
abstract: This feature article is a description of the achievements made on the development of attractive sustainable approaches to synthetic organic chemistry, namely, catalyst reuse by simple dissolution in water and ionic liquids and asymmetric transformations induced by readily available chiral ionic liquids.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Engenharia Química é Biológica, Instituto Superior Técnico, Complexo 1, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal. carlosafonso@ist.utl.pt
authors.forename: Carlos A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Luís C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: Nuno R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Candeias
authors.forename: Pedro M P
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Gois
authors.forename: Nuno M T
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.forename: Nuno M M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Mateus
authors.forename: João N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Rosa