Chemical Properties
Clear pale yellow to yellow liquid
Uses
[bmim][OTf] can be used as:???????
- A glycosylation promoter in the synthesis of oligosaccharides from thiophenyl and trichloroacetimidate glycoside donors.??????
- ?A solvent for the extraction of sulfur and nitrogen containing aromatic organic compounds from aliphatic hydrocarbons.
- ??A reagent in the preparation of ion-conductive polymeric membranes.????????
- A dopant in the synthesis of poly (ethyl methacrylate) based polymer electrolytes to increase the ionic conductivity.
- ?A reaction medium to synthesize aryl ketones by Friedel–Crafts benzoylation of aryl compounds by using bismuth triflate as a catalyst.
Uses
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate can be used as an alternative to lithium perchlorate-diethyl ether mixture in the Diels-Alder reaction.
General Description
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate [bmim][OTf] is a versatile ionic liquid commonly used in synthetic chemistry.
