| abstract |
A method of synthesizing an ionic liquid, includes reacting a 1,2,3-triazole including at least one of a 4-substituent or a 5-substituent with a hydroxide compound having the formula R + OH − in a dehydration reaction, wherein R + is an ionic liquid cation. R + is a five-membered heterocyclic cation, an aromatic cation, a sulfonium cation, an ammonium cation, or a phosphonium cation. In a number of embodiments, R + is a pyridinium cation, a bipyridinium cation, an amino pyridinium cation, a pyridazinium cation, an ozaxolium cation, a pyrazolium cation, an imidazolium cation, a pyramidinium cation, a triazolium cation, a thiazolium cation, an acridinium cation, a quinolinium cation, an isoquinolinium cation, an orange-acridinium cation, a benzotriazolium cation, a methimzolium cation, a sulfonium cation, an ammonium cation, or a phosphonium cation. |