Novel efficient procedure for the conjugate addition of amines to electron deficient alkenes

The novel efficient procedure has been developed for the conjugate addition of amines to electron deficient alkenes using the novel SO₃H functionalized ionic liquid as catalyst. The results showed that the novel catalyst owned high activities for the reactions with excellent yields within several minutes. Various amines and electron deficient alkenes were successfully transformed to the corresponding products in the catalytic system. Operational simplicity, without need of any solvent, low cost of the catalyst used, room temperature, high yields, reusability, excellent chemoselectivity and wide applicability are the key features of this methodology.