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The aberrant deposition of α–Synuclein (α–Syn) protein into the intracellular neuronal aggregates termed Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites characterize the devastating neurodegenerative condition known as Parkinson’s disease (PD). The disruption...

: With their ability to dissolve inorganic as well as organic materials, ionic liquids have emerged as a versatile solvent system for a diverse range of organic transformations. In the past few decades, the literature has witnessed remarkable advances in a wide range of organic conversions carried out in the presence of various imidazolium, pyridinium, pyrrolidinium, quinolinium and diazobicyclo-octane based ionic liquids. Ionic liquids serve the role as solvent, catalyst or both in the reaction. In certain cases, they are also modified with metal nanoparticles or complexes to form heterogenous catalysts or are immobilized onto solid support like agar-agar to act as solid-support catalysts. Reactions catalysed by ionic liquids incorporated chiral catalysts possess the advantageous features of being highly enantioselective and reproducible, besides being economical and easy to work-up. In this review, an updated insight regarding role played by ionic liquids in various C-C bond forming organic reactions, has been summarized.

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