Beyond a solvent: the roles of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride in the acid-catalysis for cellulose depolymerisation† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Absolute reaction rates. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00393h Click here for additional data file.

Beyond a solvent: the roles of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride in the acid-catalysis for cellulose depolymerisation.

In this report, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4C1im]Cl) is demonstrated to enhance the kinetics of acid-catalysed hydrolysis of 1,4-β-glucans in binary solvent mixtures. [C4C1im]Cl plays other roles in the reaction beyond acting as a solvent for cellulose, as currently accepted. In fact, the presence of the IL increases the Hammett acidity of the catalyst dissolved in the reaction med...

Metal-free di- and tri-fluoromethylation of alkenes realized by visible-light-induced perylene photoredox catalysis† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, spectral data, and crystallographic results. CCDC 1533276 and 1533274. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01703k Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Photoredox ketone catalysis for the direct C–H imidation and acyloxylation of arenes† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures and characterization data for all relevant compounds. CCDC 1544882. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01700f Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Acyloxylation of Arenes Chandra Bhushan Tripathi, Tsuyoshi Ohtani, Michael T. Corbett and Takashi Ooi*‡ Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), ‡ Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan ‡CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan [email protected]...

A bio-catalytically driven Janus mesoporous silica cluster motor with magnetic guidance† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c4cc08285k Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Experimental Details Materials Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS, 99%), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB, >95%), (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES), hydrochloric acid (HCl, assay 37%), absolute ethanol (EtOH, >99.9%), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 1-Ethyl-3(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC), N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), catalase (from Aspergillus niger), phosphate buffered saline...

Enantioselective dearomatization of isoquinolines by anion-binding catalysis en route to cyclic α-aminophosphonates† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, characterization and analytical data. CCDC 1476699 (4w). For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c6sc02466a Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.