Abstract
A novel process for preparing an ambient-temperature ionic liquid precursor (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride) was developed. The reaction of 1-methyl imidazole with butyl chloride was conducted in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) and followed by in situ scCO2 extraction for purifying the product, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. The yield of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride could be >90%, according to the reaction in a scCO2 reaction environment. The residual reactants could be, in situ, removed completely using scCO2 extraction after the required reaction time. The conversion of the reaction is dependent positively and strongly on the pressure. The kinetics of the reaction in scCO2 could be described using the two-order irreversible reaction model. The reaction rate constant (k) is linearly dependent on the density of CO2 in the logarithmic coordinates. The 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectral data of the prepared 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride product was satisfactoril...
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