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1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

≥99.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

BMIMCl

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H15ClN2
CAS Number:
79917-90-1
Molecular Weight:
174.67
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329747885
MDL number:
MFCD03095425
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
6449277
Assay:
≥99.0% (HPLC)
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Quality Level

100

assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

impurities

≤0.2% water

mp

~70 °C

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCCCn1cc[n+](C)c1

InChI

1S/C8H15N2.ClH/c1-3-4-5-10-7-6-9(2)8-10;/h6-8H,3-5H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

FHDQNOXQSTVAIC-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride is a high-purity ionic liquid (HPIL) with low water content. It shows high cellulose-dissolving ability.

Application

Ionic Liquids for Catalysis
[BMIM]Cl in combination with glycerol forms an effective plasticizer with higher thermal stability, flexibility and tensile strength.

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Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

377.6 °F - (External MSDS)

flash_point_c

192 °C - (External MSDS)

ppe

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BCBQ8571V

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Ionic Liquids for Catalysis

Ionic Liquids have been thoroughly investigated as solvents in most types of catalytic reactions. Their merit lies in the ease with which their physical–chemical properties can be tuned by varying either the anion, the cation, or its substitution pattern.

Crystal structure of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. A clue to the elucidation of the ionic liquid structure
Saha, Satyen, et al.
Chemistry Letters (Jpn), 32.8, 740-741 (2003)
Ionic Liquids for Catalysis
Aldrich Chemfiles, 5(6) null
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