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Activated carbon as a catalyst for the synthesis of N-alkylimidazoles and imidazolium ionic liquids

…, M Madrigal-Martínez, M Martínez-Gallego, IM Fonseca…

Index: Duran-Valle; Madrigal-Martinez; Martinez-Gallego; Fonseca; Matos; Botelho Do Rego Catalysis Today, 2012 , vol. 187, # 1 p. 108 - 114

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Abstract

An activated carbon Norit RX3 has been treated with acids (sulphuric, nitric and sulphonitric mixture). The modified activated carbons have been characterized by elemental analysis, point of zero charge, N2 adsorption, XPS and FTIR. The solids obtained have been used as acidic heterogeneous catalyst in the reaction between imidazole and haloalkanes. The reaction with 1-bromobutane yields an ionic liquid, N, N-di-n-butyl-imidazolium bromide (1 ...