oa Biphasic Homogeneous Catalysis

Biphasic catalysis is becoming an area of environmentally responsible catalysis, but its development and use have until recently been somewhat neglected. Here, the basic principles and the design of features going into such systems are explained, and a general overview is presented with the intention of encouraging greater interest in this under utilised technique. Some well-established aqueous-organic regimes are described and there is a discussion of some possible future directions involving ionic-liquid/organic systems.