The functionalized chiral ionic liquids (FCILs) can be considered a sub-class
of chiral ionic liquids containing special functional groups for their use in fields like
organo-catalysis, separation, purification, etc. The use of FCILs in the field of organocatalysis is particularly important because of the recyclability and high efficiency of
these systems. In the current chapter, the applications of functionalized chiral ionic
liquids in asymmetric organo-catalysis are summarized with a special emphasis on
synthetically important organic reactions like asymmetric Michael reaction, aldol
reaction, epoxidation, asymmetric transfer hydrogenation, and Diels-Alder reaction.
Keywords: Aldol reaction, Diels-Alder reaction, Epoxidation, Functionalized chiral ionic liquids, Michael reaction, Organocatalysis, Transfer hydrogenation.
