Abstract
l‐proline in bmim [BF4] ionic liquid has been successfully used as an efficient and reusable catalyst for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone with different heteroaromatic aldehydes to afford higher selectivity of the aldol products with good enantioselectivity.
Acknowledgment
We thank the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for financial support under the Task Force Project CMM‐0005. L. C. P., T. R., and C. V. R. thank the CSIR, India, for research fellowships.