Optimised microwave-assisted synthesis of methylcarbonate salts: a convenient methodology to prepare intermediates for ionic liquid libraries
The reaction of 1-butylpyrrolidine with dimethyl carbonate to yield the ionic liquid precursor, 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium methylcarbonate, has been investigated under microwave heating conditions and the reaction parameters optimised to achieve 100% yield of the pyrrolidinium salt with no by-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Royal Chemical Society
2010
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| Online Access: | http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/894/ http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/894/1/HolbreyRSW10.pdf |
| Summary: | The reaction of 1-butylpyrrolidine with dimethyl carbonate to yield the ionic liquid precursor,
1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium methylcarbonate, has been investigated under microwave heating
conditions and the reaction parameters optimised to achieve 100% yield of the pyrrolidinium salt
with no by-products in under 1 h. The reactions of tributylamine, trioctylphosphine, and
1-butylimidazole with dimethyl carbonate under comparable conditions have also been evaluated,
yielding the corresponding methylcarbonate salts which can be used as intermediates for the
preparation of halide-free ionic liquids without generating any undesirable salt wastes. |
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