Efficient synthesis of 1-alkyl(aralkyl)-3-methyl(ethyl)imidazolium halides: Precursors for room-temperature ionic liquids

✍ Scribed by Sergei V. Dzyuba; Richard A. Bartsch

• Publisher: Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 33 KB
• Volume: 38
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-152X
• DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570380139

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Facile preparation of 1‐alkyl(aralkyl)‐3‐methyl(ethyl)imidazolium bromides and chlorides is reported. With short reaction times, the desired salts are obtained without purification in high yields from equimolar amounts of reactants.