title: An organocatalytic ionic liquid.
abstract: The carbene concentration in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-acetate ionic liquid is sufficiently high to act as a catalyst in benzoin condensation, hydroacylation and also in oxidation of an alcohol by using CO(2) and air. This observation reveals the potential of ionic liquid organocatalysts, uniting the beneficial properties of these two families of compounds.
authors.affiliation: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Szent Gellért tér 4, Budapest H-1111, Hungary.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kelemen
authors.forename: Oldamur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hollóczki
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nyulászi