Silver-free synthesis of nitrate-containing room-temperature ionic liquids
Nitrate-containing 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids, [C n-mim]NO3, where n = 4, 6, 8, 12, are synthesized in one step by reacting 1-methylimidazole with alkyl nitrates under various conditions without using AgNO3 and 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halides.
Smith, Nicholas W.,Gourisankar, Sai P.,Montchamp, Jean-Luc,Dzyuba, Sergei V.