Synthesis of 1, 3-dialkylimidazolium and 1, 3-dialkylbenzimidazolium salts

…, PE Ushakov, TN Komarova, VA Lopyrev

Index: Starikova; Dolgushin; Larina; Ushakov; Komarova; Lopyrev Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2003 , vol. 39, # 10 p. 1467 - 1470

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Abstract

Abstract A number of N-alkylimidazoles and N-alkylbenzimidazoles were synthesized by reactions of imidazole and benzimidazole with alkyl halides. The reaction rate increases by a factor of 2 to 3 under conditions of microwave activation. Subsequent treatment of the resulting N-alkylazoles with alkyl halides afforded the corresponding 1, 3-dialkylimidazolium and 1, 3-dialkylbenzimidazolium halides.