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dc.contributor.advisorGottardo, Christine
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Paulina
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-17T21:20:53Z
dc.date.available2020-09-17T21:20:53Z
dc.date.created2020
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4687
dc.description.abstractEight chiral ionic liquids have been prepared for use as solvents to test whether they can induce enantioselectivity in both photochemical [2+2] cycloadditions and aldol reactions using a variety of starting materials. The chiral ionic liquids include 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium Llactate (chiral anion), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium camphorsulfonate (R and S chiral anions), 2- amino-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-butanol-bis(trifluoromethanesulfon)imidate (R and S chiral cations), 1- butyl-3-menthoxymethylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide (chiral cation), 1- [(3R)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-enyl]-3-methyl-1H-imidazolium bromide (chiral cation), and 1-butyl-3- [(3R)-3,7-dimethyl-6-enyl]-1H-imidazolium bromide (chiral cation). The stability of each chiral ionic liquid was tested to ensure they were well suited for both reaction types. To date, the eight chiral ionic liquids have been used as solvents to impart enantioselectivity in 28 photoadditions and 22 aldol reactions. Specific rotations of the purified products have been obtained. Enhanced optical activity was seen when switching from the achiral environment that utilized classical organic solvents to the chiral environment that utilized chiral ionic liquids as the solvent. Enantiomeric excesses could not be calculated. All products have been characterized by gas chromatography (GC), infrared (IR) spectrometry, mass spectrometry (MS), and most of them by 1H NMR spectroscopy.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectChiral ionic liquidsen_US
dc.subjectPhotochemical cycloadditionsen_US
dc.subjectAldol reactionsen_US
dc.subjectStereochemistryen_US
dc.titleThe stereochemical impact of chiral ionic liquids on [2+2] photochemical cycloadditions and aldol reactionsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
etd.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
etd.degree.levelMasteren_US
etd.degree.disciplineChemistryen_US
etd.degree.grantorLakehead Universityen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberCampbell, M
dc.contributor.committeememberJiang, Zi-Hua (Justin)


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