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Sigma-Aldrich

1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride

≥97.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

OMIMCl

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H23ClN2
CAS Number:
64697-40-1
Molecular Weight:
230.78
MDL number:
MFCD03095432
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57653702
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥97.0% (HPLC)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.505-1.515

density

1.01 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCCCCCCC[n+]1ccn(C)c1

InChI

1S/C12H23N2.ClH/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-14-11-10-13(2)12-14;/h10-12H,3-9H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

OXFBEEDAZHXDHB-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid ([MOIM]Cl) can be used as:      
  • A reaction medium for the hydrolysis of sucrose to form hydroxymethylfurfural in the presence of HCl and metal chloride catalyst.        
  • A structure-directing agent during the preparation of organized mesoporous alumina.

Other Notes

Lipophilic ionic liquid

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Anna S Dotsenko et al.
Bioresource technology, 250, 429-438 (2017-12-02)
The pretreatment of softwood and hardwood samples (spruce and hornbeam wood) with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) was undertaken for further simultaneous enzymatic saccharification of renewable non-food lignocellulosic biomass and microbial fermentation of obtained sugars to ethanol and fumaric acid. A multienzyme
Aggregation and micelle formation of ionic liquids in aqueous solution
Miskolczy, Zsombor, et al.
Chemical Physics Letters, 400.4, 296-300 (2004)
Z.M.A. Judeh et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 43, 9381-9381 (2002)
Synthesis of organized mesoporous alumina templated with ionic liquids.
Zilkova N, et al.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials : The Official Journal of the International Zeolite Association, 95(1), 176-179 (2006)
Ionic liquids as modulators of the critical micelle concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate
Beyaz, Ayse, Woon Su Oh, and V. Prakash Reddy
Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 35.2, 119-124 (2004)
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