Salts of low melting points, usually called ionic liquids (ILs), have been studied extensively during the last decade [1 – 3]. These liquid salts may serve as solvents for chemical reactions as well as electrolytes in electrochemical devices. The first extensively studied IL was 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetrachloroaluminate ([EMIm][AlCl4]). However such ionic liquids containing AlCl4− are e...

Different carboxy-functionalized imidazolium salts have been considered as components of low transition temperature mixtures (LTTMs) in combination with urea. Among them, a novel LTTM based on 1-(methoxycarbonyl)methyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride and urea has prepared characterized by differential scanning calorimetry throughout its entire composition range. This employed for the oxidation bor...

The effect of contact ion pairs and comparison the three halide ions on electrophilic C-H activation during base-free synthesis Ru(III)-NHC complexes [RuIII(PyNHCR)(Cl)3(H2O)] (1a; R = Me, 1b; iPr) have been investigated. DFT modelling two pathways for formation complexes, viz. coordination pathway ion-pair pathway, reveals generation carbene. path is preferred azolium salts with Cl− I−, wherea...

The effect of varying the size of the macrocycle component on the formation of anion templated imidazolium interpenetrated assemblies is investigated. Two different approaches to reducing the macrocycle size are undertaken and the stabilities of the resulting pseudorotaxanes incorporating substituted imidazolium threading components studied using (1)H NMR spectroscopy. Novel imidazolium axle co...

The reaction between palladium acetate and IMES.HCl leads to the formation of a novel palladium complex. The X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that the palladium is C(2) bound to one NHC ligand (the normal binding mode), whereas the second ligand is attached through the C(5) carbon of the second imidazolium. The metalation site on the imidazolium salt is strongly influenced by the presen...

A series of 'dual-functionalised' ionic liquids, comprising imidazolium cations with various functionalities and the nitrile functionalised anion [CH3CH(BF3)CH2CN]- have been prepared; some exhibit very low viscosities-a highly valuable property in many applications.