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An expeditious solvent-free route to ionic liquids using microwaves

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2001

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Abstract

A microwave-assisted preparation of a series of ambient temperature ionic liquids, 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium (AMIM) halides, that proceeds via efficient reaction of 1-methylimidazole with alkyl halides/terminal dihalides under solvent-free conditions, is described.