| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L58644/01 |
| Title: |
CATALYTIC REDOX CHEMISTRY IN IONIC LIQUIDS: NEOTERIC SOLVENT FOR CLEAN SYNTHESIS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Derouane, Professor E |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Liverpool |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1997 |
Ends: |
30 September 2000 |
Value (£): |
77,333
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Complex fluids & soft solids |
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This proposal concentrates on the development of room-temperature ionic liquids as media for the catalytic reduction and oxidation of organic substrates of industrial interest - crucial areas for industrial clean synthesis (see CleanLine 7, December 1996, pp.4-5). Our aim is to investigate systems where the source of reduction and oxidation are dihyrogen and dioxygen, respectively. Reaction media investigated will include 1-methyl-3-alkylimidazolium and dioxygen, salts of acetate, trifluoroacetate and tetrafluoroborate. The solvent will be developed, characterised and tested in Prof. Seddon's laboratories, reactors will be designed and optimised in Prof Weatherley's laboratories, and the catalytic processes developed in the Leverhulme Centre. The programme is strongly interactive between the two centres (Belfast and Liverpool), and will provide excellent training in both reactive and chemical engineering for the students.
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http://www.liv.ac.uk |