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No.120
Ionic Liquids
B2320 1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate (1) 5g
B2337 1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Trifluoromethanesulfonate (2) 5g

Ionic liquids are generic terms for the organic salts that are liquid at relatively low temperatures. Recently, application of ionic liquids as organic reaction solvents are being vigorously explored for various reactions. One example is the Heck reaction that utilizes 1. In this reaction, the product cinnamate can be extracted with cyclohexane after the reaction, and the byproduct triethylammonium halides can be washed away with water. The catalyst retained in 1 can be reused.1) In the Diels-Alder reaction shown below the catalyst is retained in 2, and the recovered ionic liquid phase containing the catalyst can be reused for several times. There is no loss of any activity even after eleventh use.2) Ionic liquids are receiving much attention as they are environmentally friendly. They are recyclable as solvents and often can be reused with the catalyst.

References

1) The Heck reaction in ionic liquids
A. J. Carmichael, M. J. Earle, J. D. Holbrey, P. B. McCormac, K. R. Seddon,
Org. Lett., 1, 997 (1999).
2) Ionic liquids as powerful media in scandium triflate catalysed
Diels-Alder reactions

C. E. Song, W. H. Shim, E. J. Roh, S.-gi Lee, J. H. Choi, Chem. Commun.,
2001, 1122.

Related Compounds

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E0490 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride 250g
25g
5g
E0543 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide 5g
E0556 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Iodide 5g
E0494 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Triflate 5g
E0496 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate 25g
5g
E0493 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate 25g
5g
B2194 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride 5g
B2193 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide 5g
B2195 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate 5g
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