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Inhibition of catalytic activity in ionic liquids: Implications for catalyst design and the effect of cosolvents
2004
As a consequence of inherently weak interactions between the chloride anion and the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation (ca. 15 kJ/mol), chloride dissociation from a transition-metal complex can be thermodynamically disfavored in ionic liquids. Therefore, when chloride dissociation is a crucial step for the formation of the active catalytic species, the activity of the catalyst precursor might be completely inhibited in ionic liquids.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000225754200002
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Publication date
2004
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Volume
23
Issue
26
Start page
6080
End page
6083
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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November 9, 2005
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