Abstract
As a substitute for traditional fossil fuels, Biodiesel has attracted more attention recently for its nature of environmental friendliness. As catalysts, Ionic liquids which possess unique properties have found important applications for many reactions including production of biodiesel by transesterification. The paper gives a review on the feasibility of using ionic liquids as the catalysts in biodiesel synthesis by transesterification, which is summarized as basic ionic liquid catalyst systems, acidic ionic liquid catalyst systems, and solid material supported ionic liquid catalyst systems.
Keywords: Biodiesel, ionic liquid, transesterification, catalyst.
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Catalytic C-H bond activation as a tool for functionalization of heterocycles
The major topic is the functionalization of heterocycles through catalyzed C-H bond activation. The strategies based on C-H activation not only provide straightforward formation of C-C or C-X bonds but, more importantly, allow for the avoidance of pre-functionalization of one or two of the cross-coupling partners. The beneficial impact of ...read more
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