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Ionic Liquids: Recent Advances and Applications in Boron Chemistry
Author(s) -
Zhu Yinghuai,
Hosmane Narayan S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201700553
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , chemistry , boron , hydroboration , boranes , boiling point , melting point , inorganic chemistry , thermal stability , vapor pressure , green chemistry , ionic bonding , organic chemistry , ion , catalysis
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a type of low‐melting salts, which are generally nonvolatile, have low vapor pressure, very high boiling point, and excellent thermal stability. In addition, they have unique physical and chemical properties including highly variable viscosity, in contrast to common inorganic salts and organic liquids. Consequently, they have found potential applications in the broad area of green chemistry and as electrolytes. Recently, advances have been made in the use of ILs in boron chemistry, and as such various boron‐containing ILs have been reported and their applications in classic organic synthesis have been explored. Interestingly, many boron‐related reactions, such as hydroboration, were explored in ionic liquid media. This microreview mainly focuses on the progress of boron‐containing ILs and reactions involving boron compounds in ILs.