@article { ISI:000351833100018,
	title = {Synergistic effects and correlating polarity parameters in binary mixtures of ionic liquids},
	journal = {Chemphyschem},
	volume = {16},
	number = {5},
	year = {2015},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {1026-1034},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	address = {BOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>Understanding how a chemical reaction proceeds in solution requires precise knowledge of solute-solvent interactions. Certain issues involved in ionic liquid binary mixtures are still not clearly understood, including: 1) the effects of hydrogen-bond-acceptor basicity () of solvents on the synergistic effects found in ionic liquid-alcohol mixtures, 2) the interrelation between the polarity parameters in binary mixtures, and 3) the application of a model for the description of normalised electronic transition energy for all the binary mixtures. Here, a detailed analysis of polarity parameters in both hydrophilic and hydrophobic ionic liquids has been carried out. A three-parameter model developed by Roses et al. [J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2 1997, 13411348] was found to be applicable to all the binary mixtures, and synergistic effects are generated as a result of high values of alcohols compared with those of the ionic liquids. A strong correlation was observed in the values and hydrophobicities of pure ionic liquids, suggesting that values can play a role in describing synergism.</p>},
	keywords = {green chemistry, ionic liquids, liquids, noncovalent interactions, solvent effects},
	issn = {1439-4235},
	doi = {10.1002/cphc.201402825},
	author = {Beniwal, Vijay and Kumar, Anil}
}
@article { ISI:000381182700004,
	title = {Spectacular rate enhancement of the diels-alder reaction at the ionic liquid/n-hexane interface},
	journal = {Chemphyschem},
	volume = {17},
	number = {13},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {1969-1972},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	address = {POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>The use of the ionic liquid/n-hexane interface as a new class of reaction medium for the Diels-Alder reaction gives large rate enhancements of the order of 10(6) to 10(8) times and high stereoselectivity, as compared to homogeneous media. The rate enhancement is attributed to the H-bonding abilities and polarities of the ionic liquids, whereas the hydrophobicity of ionic liquids was considered to be the factor in controlling stereoselectivity.</p>},
	keywords = {Diels-Alder reaction, Interfaces, ionic liquids, kinetics, stereoselectivity},
	issn = {1439-4235},
	doi = {10.1002/cphc.201600006},
	author = {Beniwal, Vijay and Manna, Arpan and Kumar, Anil}
}
