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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:
Molecular Weight:
230.78
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

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

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

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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Catalytic production of hydroxymethylfurfural from sucrose using 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid.
Chun JA, et al.
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27(3), 930-930 (2010)
Primary biodegradation of ionic liquid cations, identification of degradation products of 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride and electrochemical wastewater treatment of poorly biodegradable compounds
Stolte, Stefan, et al.
Green Chemistry, 10.2, 214-224 (2008)
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)
Rahul Ranjan et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 19(34), 22934-22945 (2017-08-17)
Herein, we report on folic acid (FA, a low molecular weight gelator) thermoreversible supramolecular organo (in 1 : 1 (v/v) water-DMSO binary solvent), and ionogels made in 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride, [C2mim][Cl], and 1-octyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride, [C8mim][Cl], solutions with 0.1 ≤ [IL] ≤

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