Chloride based ionic liquids as promoting agents for Meerwein reaction in solventless conditions
Chloride based ionic liquids were used as chloride source in Meerwein reaction either in [bmim]X (bmim = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, X = BF4, PF6) as solvents or in solventless conditions. Satisfactory yields (49-71%) with diversely