Abstract The course of hydrolysis of an ester, 4-acetoxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid catalyzed with poly (1-methyl-3-allylimidazolium bromide)(IIa), poly [l-methyl-3-(2-propinyl) imidazolium chloride](IIb) and poly [l-methyl-3-(2-methacryloyloxyethyl) imidazolium bromide](IIc) in a 28.5% aqueous ethanol was investigated as a function of pH and compared with low- molecular weight models, viz., l-methyl-3-alkylimidazolium bromides (the alkyl group ...
