Comment on the preparation of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethanoate: a unique monomeric, homoleptic pentacoordinate lead ethanoate complex

J.T. Hamill, Christopher Hardacre, Mark Nieuwenhuyzen, Kenneth Seddon, Sarah Thompson, B. Ellis

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Abstract

Atomic absorption spectroscopy of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethanoate ([emim](2)[O2CMe]), prepared according to International Patent WO 96/18459, showed it to contain large amounts of lead impurity: (ca. 0.5 M): [emim](2)[Pb(O2CMe)(4)] was isolated and shown crystallographically to contain the first known example of a monomeric, homoleptic pentacoordinate lead(ii) carboxylate complex, with a stereochemically active lone-pair.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1929-1930
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number19
Publication statusPublished - 07 Oct 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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