Ionic liquids and potassium permanganate: Characterization and initial study of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4])

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Joseph Robert Smith, charris@albion.edu and Clifford E. Harris, charris@albion.edu. Chemistry Department, Albion College, 611 E. Porter Street, Albion, MI 49224
Some chemical and physical properties of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM] [BF4]) have been measured. These included: HNMR, CNMR and IR spectroscopic characterization as well as determination of solubility in water and a variety of organic solvents. The interaction of the neat ionic liquid and potassium permanganate solid was also studied to determine its suitability for use as a permanganate oxidation solvent.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry
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