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]
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)
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