Environmentally benign approach for 1,2,3-triazole-based ionic liquids

ORGN 930

Jacob C. Marcischak, jacob.marcischak@edwards.af.mil and Suresh C. Suri, suresh.suri@edwards.af.mil. PRSP, Air Force Research Laboratory, 10 East Saturn Blvd, Edwards AFB, CA 93524
The field of ionic liquids is finding increasing application in many areas of chemistry. A solvent-free microwave assisted version of the Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition has been developed using trimethylsilylazide (TMSN3) and C-substituted acetylenic compounds to form C-substituted 1,2,3-triazoles that are converted into tetrafluoro borate based ionic liquids.