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1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide

99%

Synonym(s):

BMIMI

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H15IN2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
266.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
5836286
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

≥98.5% (HPLC)
99%

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.5% water

anion traces

bromide (Br-): ≤25 mg/kg
chloride (Cl-): ≤25 mg/kg
fluoride (F-): ≤10 mg/kg
nitrate (NO3-): ≤25 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤10 mg/kg

SMILES string

[I-].CCCCn1cc[n+](C)c1

InChI

1S/C8H15N2.HI/c1-3-4-5-10-7-6-9(2)8-10;/h6-8H,3-5H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

XREPTGNZZKNFQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide is a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL).

Application

BMImI can be used as a non-volatile electrolyte in dye-sensitized photochemical cells. It can also be used as a stabilizer/promotor/reaction medium for the transition metal catalyzed biphasic oxidative cyclocarbonylation of β-aminoalcohols and 2-aminophenol to form the corresponding 2-oxazolidinones.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

433.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

223 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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Cluster structure of imidazolium salts in methanol controlled by the balance of interactions: Cation-anion, cation-solvent, and anion-solvent
Kitaoka, Satoshi, et al.
Analytical Sciences, 24.10, 1311-1314 (2008)
Direct HRTEM observation of ultrathin freestanding ionic liquid film on carbon nanotube grid
Chen, Shimou, et al.
ACS Nano, 5.6, 4902-4908 (2011)
Improved charge transport in dye-sensitized solar cells employing viscous non-volatile electrolytes
Kang, Soon Hyung, et al.
Electrochemical Communications, 10.9, 1326-1329 (2008)
Jorge Escorihuela et al.
Polymers, 11(4) (2019-04-25)
A series of proton exchange membranes based on polybenzimidazole (PBI) were prepared using the low cost ionic liquids (ILs) derived from 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (BMIM) bearing different anions as conductive fillers in the polymeric matrix with the aim of enhancing the proton
In situ low temperature polymerization of bismaleimide for gel-type electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells
Chen, Jian-Ging, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114.32, 13832-13837 (2010)

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