Two different possibilities for the preparation of immobilised ionic liquid
s are presented. Lewis acidic ionic liquids which have been shown to be hig
hly active catalysts in alkylation reactions of the Friedel-Crafts type wer
e supported on amorphous silica and MCM 41 materials. We describe the diffe
rent methods used, as well as analytical data and some catalytical results
achieved by these catalysts.