Abstract
The advantages in the application of ionic liquids as reaction media in organic synthesis, i.e., in the preparation of chromane derivatives, substituted pyrazines, 4-aminofuran-2(5H)-ones, or in bromination of Levulinic acid or dehydration of alcohols, saccharides, and polysaccharides, have been demonstrated on several examples. Ionic liquids with Brønsted acidity have been shown to possess catalytic activity and provide access to convenient technologies for the preparation of various useful compounds.