1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate

• CAT Number: M042134
• CAS Number: 174501-65-6
• Molecular Formula: C8H15BF4N2
• Molecular Weight: 226.026
• Purity: ≥95%
• Solubility: Miscible with acetone, acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol and methylene chloride. Immiscible with hexane, toluene and wate
• Storage: RT
• IUPAC Name: 1-butyl-3-methylimidazol-3-ium;tetrafluoroborate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H15N2.BF4/c1-3-4-5-10-7-6-9(2)8-10;2-1(3,4)5/h6-8H,3-5H2,1-2H3;/q+1;-1
• InChIKey: LSBXQLQATZTAPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: [B-](F)(F)(F)F.CCCCN1C=C[N+](=C1)C

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (CAS 174501-65-6) can be used in many reactions, such as hydrogenation; asymmetric hydrogenation is more enantioselective than homogeneous hydrogenation; and Suzuki cross-coupling at room temperature.

Reference

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2.Jacquemin, Johan, et al. "Solubility of carbon dioxide, ethane, methane, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, argon, and carbon monoxide in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate between temperatures 283 K and 343 K and at pressures close to atmospheric." The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 38.4 (2006): 490-502.
3.Mathews, Christopher J., Paul J. Smith, and Tom Welton. "Palladium Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reactions in Ambient-Temperature Ionic Liquids." ECS Proceedings Volumes 2002.1 (2002): 286.