| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for preparing an ionic liquid having a carboxylic acid anion using a microreactor. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preparing, with high efficiency, an ionic liquid having a carboxylic acid anion as shown in FIG. 1, by having sodium butanoate, sodium 2-ethylhexanoate, or sodium octanoate undergo a substitution reaction with 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1,1-alkylmethylpyrrolidinium, 1,2-dimethyl-3-alkylimidazolium, 1-alkyl-3-methylpyridinium, or tetramethylammonium, each of which being a cation. The ionic liquid prepared according to the present invention has high purity, containing residual halide at less than 10 ppm, and has high electrical conductivity, and therefore is capable of being used as an electrolyte or for a condenser. |