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Hydroxy‐Functionalized Basic Ionic Liquids—An Unexpected “Hydroxy” Effect on the Transesterification of Glycerides with Methanol
Author(s) -
Nowicki Janusz,
Nosal Hanna,
Muszyński Marcin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201402366
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , chemistry , transesterification , methanol , hydroxide , catalysis , glyceride , organic chemistry , rapeseed , glycerol , inorganic chemistry , fatty acid , food science
New task‐specific ionic liquids, hydroxy‐functionalized 1‐methyl‐3‐alkylimidazolium hydroxides, were used as catalysts in the transesterification of rapeseed oil with methanol. In comparison to the well‐described 1‐methyl‐3‐butylimidazolium hydroxide [bmim]OH, the new ionic liquids show unexpectedly high catalytic activity. In case of the ionic liquid [glymim]OH, which is structurally similar to glycerol, the conversion of rapeseed oil was nearly 100 %.