Novel one-pot synthesis of quaternary ammonium halides: new route to ionic liquids

J Ropponen, M Lahtinen, S Busi, M Nissinen…

Index: Ropponen, Jarmo; Lahtinen, Manu; Busi, Sara; Nissinen, Maija; Kolehmainen, Erkki; Rissanen, Kari New Journal of Chemistry, 2004 , vol. 28, # 12 p. 1426 - 1430

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Abstract

Treatment of an amide with an alkyl or substituted alkyl halide in the presence of a weak base in a one-pot reaction leads to crystalline quaternary ammonium halides with reasonable chemical yields; some of the compounds show low melting points and a liquid range of over 50–100° C before decomposition.