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Preface Ionic liquids have received a great deal of interest in the past decade. The rapid growth is evident from the number of papers published in this field. A fairly large percentage of these publications are from organic chemists who have recognized the potential of these liquids as viable medium for organic reactions. The chapters in this book are based on papers presented at the special symposium titled Ionic Liquids in Organic Synthesis held at the 228 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during August 24-28, 2004. This symposium was the first international meeting focusing primarily on the applications of ionic liquids in organic synthesis. The objective of the symposium was to provide a forum to bring chemists together to review the status and promise of these materials for organic reactions. Also, with the same spirit this book has been produced in the hope that industrial chemists would take examples reported in each chapter and join the effort to find practical synthetic applications of ionic liquids, because their active participation is crucial to advance the field of ionic liquids from academic curiosity to practical reality. The chapters contributed in this monograph are from presenters at the sympoium and also few others who have made significant contribution in the field of ionic liquids. The symposium would not have been successful without invaluable support from the following academic, industrial and professional organizations. The symposium was hosted and sponsored by the organic division of the ACS. Additional financial support was received from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the ACS Petroleum Research Fund. The industrial support was received from Merck KGaA/EMD Chemicals, SACHEM, Rohm th
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and Haas, GFS Chemicals, BASF, Strem Chemicals, and Sorbent Technologies. I am indebted to all who supported the symposium and to the authors who contributed to this book and I look forward to continue to work with them.
Sanjay V. Malhotra Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights Newark, NJ 07102-1982
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