Chemical Communications · 2001 · 272 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryOrganic ChemistryMicrowave-assisted SynthesisSolvent-free SynthesisIonic Liquid SynthesisIonic LiquidsMicrowave-assisted CatalysisMicrowave-assisted Organic SynthesisMicrowave-assisted PreparationMicrowave-assisted Solvent-free SynthesisSolvent-free CatalysisSolvent-free Processing
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.