Metal Catalysed Reactions in Ionic Liquids by Paul J. Dyson and Tilmann J. Geldbach Metal
Catalysed Reactions in Ionic Liquids is the first non-edited book on the subject of metal
catalysed reactions in ionic liquids and covers the literature from its origins until early
2005. The book begins with a general introduction to the field of biphasic multiphasic
catalysis and describes the synthesis functionalisation and fundamental properties of ionic
liquids relevant to catalysis. In the following chapters catalysed reactions are discussed
according to their type including: hydrogenation hydroformylation oxidation C-C coupling
reactions metathesis dimerisation polymerisation Trends generalisations advantages and
disadvantages of ionic liquids for specific reaction types are discussed. In addition specific
processes such as supported ionic liquid phase catalysis continuous processes using CO2
extraction and nanoparticle catalysis are covered. This book is an invaluable resource for all
those working in catalysis green chemistry and advanced synthetic methods especially
advanced level undergraduate and graduate students and those researching or contemplating
research in biphasic or multiphasic catalysis using ionic liquids.
