Design and synthesis of bistereogenic chiral ionic liquids and their use as solvents for asymmetric Baylis-Hillman reactions

Org Biomol Chem. 2008 Sep 7;6(17):3041-3. doi: 10.1039/b808502a. Epub 2008 Jul 21.

Abstract

Three novel chiral ionic liquids (CILs) containing two chiral centers in the side chain bonded to the 2-position of the imidazolium cation and different anions have been synthesized, characterized and used as chiral solvents for asymmetric Baylis-Hillman (BH) reactions; good yields and fair enantioselectivities were obtained.