Merging the chemistry of electron-rich olefins with imidazolium ionic liquids: radicals and hydrogen-atom adducts
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| Authors: | Sherren, CN; Mu, CH; Webb, MI; McKenzie, I; McCollum, BM; Brodovitch, JC; Percival, PW; Storr, T; Seddon, KR; Clyburne, JAC; Walsby, CJ |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Journal: | Chem. Sci. 2: 2173-2177 Article Link (DOI) |
| Title: | Merging the chemistry of electron-rich olefins with imidazolium ionic liquids: radicals and hydrogen-atom adducts |
| Abstract: | To probe the reactivity of ionic liquids relevant to their use in electrochemical applications, the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate(III) was reacted with metallic lithium to produce a persistent radical, which can be considered a hydrogen-atom adduct of an electron-rich olefin (ERO). Reaction of tetrakis(dimethylamino) ethene, a bona fide ERO, with muonium, produces a structurally similar radical. |
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