Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6530809 Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 2012 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Several imidazole based Brönsted acidic ionic liquids (BAILs) were developed. ► Hydrogen bonding plays a key role in tuning the acidity of ionic liquids. ► Ionic liquids can be recycled without significant loss in catalytic activity. ► BAILs having more number of SO3/SO3H functionalization exhibited higher activity. ► Activation energy of the rate-limiting step was calculated using DFT calculations.
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