<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Anshu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Anil</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Probing the mechanism of baylis-hillman reaction in ionic liquids</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Organic Chemistry</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AMER CHEMICAL SOC</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">77</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8775-8779</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The kinetic data for a Baylis-Hillman reaction in certain ionic liquids possessing ethylsulfate anion [EtSO4](-) demonstrate that the rate determining step (RIDS) is second order in aldehyde, but first order in acrylate and DABCO. This observation is similar to the one made by McQuade et al., who carried out this reaction in an aprotic polar solvent like DMSO. However, this is in contrast to the general observation that ADS is first order in aldehyde, acrylate, and DABCO in organic solvents.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4.564
</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Anshu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Anil</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kinetic and mechanistic investigations of the Baylis-Hillman reaction in ionic liquids</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">RSC Advances</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NOV</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2994-3004</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;We report here a quantitative study of the kinetics and mechanism of the Baylis-Hillman reaction in the presence of ionic liquids as solvent media. Apparently, a simple Baylis-Hillman reaction can occur by two different exclusive mechanisms in ionic liquids. The delicate balance of these mechanisms is maintained by the ionic environment employed. The main features of the possible mechanism have been described here along with interesting kinetic consequences. The measurement of rate constants and activation energy parameters demonstrate that as the medium becomes basic, the order of the reaction changes from 1 to 2. An unexpected change in the mechanism of the reaction is observed with a change in the nature of the ionic liquid. The Linear Solvation Energy Relationship has also been used as an investigating tool to delineate the respective contributions of the cation and anion of the ionic liquid. The observation strongly dictates the dependency of the mechanism of the Baylis-Hillman reaction on the nature of the anion of the ionic liquids undertaken for this study.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.289</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Anshu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Anil</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzoin condensation: a kinetic monitoring at the oil-water interface</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ChemistrySelect</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAY</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4694-4698</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The overall kinetics of condensation of benzaldehyde to benzoin has been discussed here with an aim to develop a better understanding of the change in reactivity of the interfacial reaction in the presence of co-solvents. A key aspect of the 'on water' reaction is the chemistry between solvent and reactants that occur at the oil-water interface. In particular the orientation of water molecules at the interface plays a key role in catalyzing the reaction. An initial increase in the rate constants of reaction is observed, followed by sharp fall in the reaction kinetics. An interesting interplay of hydrophobicity, hydrogen bonding and polarity of the binary mixture is inevitable in the present study. The observations are nevertheless important reference point for future investigations of 'on water' reactions.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Not Available</style></custom4></record></records></xml>