1-Butyl-3-methylpyridinium chloride,  CAS: 125652-55-3

Key Applications:

Catalysis & Organic Synthesis

• Serves as a recyclable ionic medium for acid‑catalyzed and transition‑metal‑catalyzed reactions.
• Enhances reaction rates and selectivity in alkylation, esterification, and nucleophilic substitution systems.
• Supports biphasic catalysis and green‑chemistry process intensification.

Electrochemistry & Energy Storage

• Functions as a conductive electrolyte component in redox systems and electrodeposition studies.
• Used to investigate ion transport, charge‑transfer kinetics, and electrode interface behavior.
• Suitable for electroanalytical research requiring wide electrochemical windows and low volatility.

Solvent Extraction & Separation Science

• Effective in liquid–liquid extraction of metal ions, dyes, and organic pollutants.
• Provides tunable solvation environments for selective partitioning and purification workflows.
• Applied in supported ionic liquid membranes (SILMs) for gas and solute transport studies.

Materials Science & Polymer Engineering

• Acts as a structure‑directing agent in polymerization, nanoparticle synthesis, and templated materials.
• Improves dispersion and stabilization of nanomaterials due to strong ionic interactions.
• Used in preparing ion‑conductive polymer blends and composite materials.

Spectroscopy, Solvation & Fundamental Studies

• Provides a well‑defined ionic environment for NMR, IR, and UV–Vis investigations of solvation dynamics.
• Supports studies on hydrogen bonding, ion pairing, and microviscosity in ionic liquid systems.
• Useful as a model pyridinium IL for benchmarking physicochemical properties.

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