C4mim

1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium

Identifiers
ChEBI	CHEBI:61333
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1198608 Y
ChemSpider	2015918 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C8H15N2/c1-3-4-5-10-7-6-9(2)8-10/h6-8H,3-5H2,1-2H3/q+1 Key: IQQRAVYLUAZUGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	2734162
SMILES CCCC[n+]1ccn(C)c1
Properties
Chemical formula	C 8H 15N 2+
Molar mass	139.2181 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

C4mim is a shorthand for 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium salts. These are ionic liquids based on imidazole chemistry. A common example of such is [C4mim][Cl], or 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. These salts are currently of interest in industry due their ability to be infinitely recycled and their amenability to solvation at room temperature, making them excellent green solvents. C4mim is based on the parent compound 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole with one electron removed from the imidazole arene group. The stability of this cation lies in the fact that the resulting electronic vacancy is delocalised across the arene group, albeit unequally so.

Chemical structure of 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

See also

• Ethylammonium nitrate

References

• Press release from the EPA describing the use of C4mim.