2-Methyl-1-octylimidazole, CAS: 60964-49-0

Key Applications:

Ionic Liquid and Salt Synthesis

• Quaternization precursor for imidazolium ionic liquids with anions such as TFSI, BF₄, PF₆, OTf, and halides.
• Used to produce ionic liquids for electrochemical electrolytes, antistatic coatings, catalysis, and high‑temperature lubricants.

Catalysis and Phase‑Transfer Systems

• Intermediate for imidazolium‑based phase‑transfer catalysts.
• Supports nucleophilic substitutions, esterifications, transesterifications, and polymerization reactions in biphasic systems.

Surfactants and Amphiphilic Materials

• Precursor for cationic surfactants and amphiphilic imidazolium derivatives.
• Applied in emulsifiers, antimicrobial coatings, and self‑assembled monolayer formation.

Corrosion Inhibition

• Building block for imidazole‑based corrosion inhibitors used in copper and steel protection.
• Suitable for oilfield systems, cooling‑water treatment, and industrial corrosion‑control formulations.

Coordination Chemistry and Catalytic Ligands

• Functions as a ligand for metal complexes in homogeneous catalysis.
• Applicable in MOF synthesis and organometallic reaction systems.

Functional Materials and Polymers

• Component for polymerizable ionic liquids, ion‑conductive membranes, antistatic polymers, and antimicrobial polymer coatings.
• Useful in designing specialty materials with tunable hydrophobicity and charge density.

Organic Synthesis Utility

• Acts as a mild base, nucleophilic catalyst, or co‑solvent in organic transformations.
• Provides amphiphilic solvation behavior and reactive imidazole functionality.

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