Publications by authors named "Vincenzo Scarano"
Article Synopsis
- Imidazolium-based dicationic ionic liquids (DILs) are emerging in organocatalysis due to their structural diversity and potential to enhance various physicochemical properties.
- The unique characteristics of DILs, such as their cation and anion composition and molecular spacers, can improve solubility, acidity, and electrochemical behavior, making them competitive with traditional monocationic salts.
- This mini-review summarizes advancements in the last six years concerning the use of DILs in organocatalysis, including their incorporation with polymers, nanomaterials, and composites.
The anodic oxidation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIm-BF) efficiently generates BF from BF. This Lewis acid, strongly bound to the ionic liquids, can be efficiently used in classical BF-catalyzed reactions. We demonstrated the BF/BMIm-BF reactivity in four reactions, namely, a domino Friedel-Crafts/lactonization of phenols, the Povarov reaction, the Friedel-Crafts benzylation of anisole, and the multicomponent synthesis of tetrahydro-11-benzo[]xanthen-11-ones.
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