Sv. Dzyuba et Ra. Bartsch, Efficient synthesis of 1-alkyl(aralkyl)-3-methyl(ethyl)imidazolium halides: Precursors for room-temperature ionic liquids, J HETERO CH, 38(1), 2001, pp. 265-268
Facile preparation of 1-alkyl(aralkyl)-3-methyl(ethyl)imidazolium bromides
and chlorides is reported. With short reaction times, the desired salts are
obtained without purification in high yields from equimolar amounts of rea
ctants.