Herein, we report the application of a new class of D-xylose derived chiral ionic liquids (CILs) as chiral catalysts for the enantioselective Michael addition reaction between chalcone and diethylmalonate. These CILs were successfully employed for the same reaction and Michael adducts were obtained in very good yields with moderate enantioselectivity.
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