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1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 98+%
1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 98+%
1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 98+%
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1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 98+%

CAS: 174501-65-6 | C8H15BF4N2 | 226.03 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS174501-65-6
IUPAC Name1-butyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium; tetrafluoroboranuide
Molecular FormulaC8H15BF4N2
InChI KeyLSBXQLQATZTAPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESF[B-](F)(F)F.CCCCN1C=C[N+](C)=C1
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SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
FormLiquid
Water Content (Karl Fischer Titration)< 1.0%
Appearance (Color)Clear, colorless to yellow
Assay (unspecified)> 98.0 to <102.0%
Refractive Index1.4200 - 1.4240 @ 20?C
1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate is an ionic liquid used for various reactions such as hydrogenations, asymmetric hydrogenations proceed in higher enantioselectivity than in homogeneous phase. It is also used in Suzuki cross-coupling.

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Applications
1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate is an ionic liquid used for various reactions such as hydrogenations, asymmetric hydrogenations proceed in higher enantioselectivity than in homogeneous phase. It is also used in Suzuki cross-coupling.

Solubility
Miscible with acetone, acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol and methylene chloride. Immiscible with hexane, toluene and water.

Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Ionic liquid.
  2. Effective medium for fluorination of alkyl halides with KF: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 10278 (2002).
  3. The Suzuki coupling of arylboronic acids with aryl bromides gave improved yields with reduced catalyst concentrations (Tetrakis(triphenyl phosphine) palladium(0) , 10548) with this reaction medium: Chem. Commun., 1249 (2000). Acceleration of Suzuki coupling of polymer-supported 4-iodophenol with arylboronic acids has also been observed: Org. Lett., 4, 3071 (2002).
  4. Akçay, A.; Babucci, M.; Balci, V.; Uzun, A. A model to predict maximum tolerable temperatures of metal-oxide-supported 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium based ionic liquids. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2015, 123, 588-595.
  5. Shahid, R.; Muhammad, N.; Gonfa, G.; Toprak, M. S.; Muhammed, M. Synthesis, COSMO-RS analysis and optical properties of surface modified ZnS quantum dots using ionic liquids. J. Phys. Chem. Solids 2015, 85, 34-38.