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Pseudo‐Encapsulation—Nanodomains for Enhanced Reactivity in Ionic Liquids
Author(s) -
Weber Cameron C.,
Masters Anthony F.,
Maschmeyer Thomas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201206113
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , cationic polymerization , polar , alkyl , chemistry , nucleophile , encapsulation (networking) , nucleophilic substitution , ionic bonding , ion , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , catalysis , physics , astronomy , computer network
Domain constrained : Polar and nonpolar domains within 1‐alkyl‐3‐methylimidazolium ionic liquids can affect reaction outcomes by pseudo‐encapsulation of reactants and this has been explored for a nucleophilic substitution reaction using a cationic substrate and a range of nucleophiles. The significant rate enhancements observed correlate with the concentration of the polar reactants within the ionic liquid's polar domain. ([C n MIM]=1‐alkyl‐3‐methylimidazolium).