title: Spectacular Rate Enhancement of the Diels-Alder Reaction at the Ionic Liquid/n-Hexane Interface.
abstract: The use of the ionic liquid/n-hexane interface as a new class of reaction medium for the Diels-Alder reaction gives large rate enhancements of the order of 10(6) to 10(8) times and high stereoselectivity, as compared to homogeneous media. The rate enhancement is attributed to the H-bonding abilities and polarities of the ionic liquids, whereas the hydrophobicity of ionic liquids was considered to be the factor in controlling stereoselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beniwal
authors.affiliation: Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India.
authors.forename: Arpan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.affiliation: Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India. a.kumar@ncl.res.in.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Diels-Alder reaction; interfaces; ionic liquids; kinetics; stereoselectivity