Molten Ammonium Salt As a Solvent for Menschutkin Quaternization Reaction (Synthesis of Ionic Liquids) and Other Heterocyclic Compounds

Abstract

An efficient one pot synthesis of ionic liquids (ILs) employing molten salt as a solvent is described. The imidazolium salts and pyridinium bromide and other heterocyclic compounds were synthesized using tetrabutylammonium halides as ionized solvents when melt. The yields were good and compounds were confirmed by their mass and spectral data. The utility of the method as a green one is suggested by comparing yield and kinetic time requirements with other known well established methods.