Jie Zhang, G. Martin, D. Desmarteau
Sep 2, 2003
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Chemical communications
Abstract
Direct methylation or trifluoroethylation of imidazole and pyridine derivatives using N-methyl bis((perfluoroalkyl)sulfonyl)imides or trifluoroethyl phenyliodonium bis((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)imide affords high yields of the corresponding salts. This methodology provides a simple route to a variety of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs).