Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

30764

Sigma-Aldrich

1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

≥95%

Synonym(s):

1-Ethyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride, 1-Methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride, 3-Ethyl-1-methylimidazolium chloride, N-Methyl-N′-ethylimidazolium chloride, EMIMCl

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing

Select a Size

100 G
R$1,723.00
1 KG
R$4,758.00

R$1,723.00

Check Cart for Availability
Request a Bulk Order
All Photos(1)

Select a Size

Change View
100 G
R$1,723.00
1 KG
R$4,758.00

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11ClN2
CAS Number:
65039-09-0
Molecular Weight:
146.62
Beilstein:
5163190
MDL number:
MFCD00074843
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57648483
NACRES:
NA.22

R$1,723.00

Check Cart for Availability
Request a Bulk Order

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95%

mp

77-79 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCn1cc[n+](C)c1

InChI

1S/C6H11N2.ClH/c1-3-8-5-4-7(2)6-8;/h4-6H,3H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

BMQZYMYBQZGEEY-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride is an imidazolium chloride ionic liquid[1] that can be used as:
  • A starting material for the preparation of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/tetrafluoroborate (EMI.Cl.BF4) molten salt for electrochemical studies.[2]
  • A solvent as well as catalyst for the depolymerization of oak wood lignin.[3]
  • A solvent in the hydrolysis of hemicellulose (xylan) to xylose using Brønsted acid catalysts.[4]

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

370.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

188 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
SDBB1954
STBL1664
STBJ8942
STBH7843
STBH3643

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

The kinetics of Bronsted acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of hemicellulose dissolved in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride
Enslow KR and Bell AT
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 2(26), 10028-10036 (2012)
Depolymerization of oak wood lignin under mild conditions using the acidic ionic liquid 1-H-3-methylimidazolium chloride as both solvent and catalyst
Cox BJ and Ekerdt JG
Bioresource Technology, 118, 584-588 (2012)
1-Allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride room temperature ionic liquid: a new and powerful nonderivatizing solvent for cellulose.
Zhang H, et al.
Macromolecules, 38(20), 8272-8277 (2005)
Zheng Li et al.
Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 58(34), 15628-15636 (2019-10-11)
The separation of metals by liquid-liquid extraction largely relies on the affinity of metals to the extractants, which normally reside in the organic (less polar) phase because of their high hydrophobicity. Following a different route, using aminopoly(carboxylic acid)s (e.g., EDTA)
Anshu Sharma et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 134, 617-626 (2015-10-03)
Ionic liquids (IL) can alter the physical properties of agar hydrogels. Rheology studies show that gels with wide range of storage moduli (gel strength) G0 values ranging from 1 to 20 KPa could be made in imidazolium based IL solutions
View All Related Papers

Articles

BASIONICS™ Ionic Liquids

BASIONICS™ Ionic Liquids offer diverse properties for varied applications in the BASF portfolio.

Questions

Reviews

No rating value

Active Filters

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service