Butylmethylimidazolium chloride
Agent Name
Butylmethylimidazolium chloride
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
(BMIM)Cl; 1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride; 1H-Imidazolium, 3-butyl-1-methyl-, chloride (1:1); 3-Butyl-1-methylimidazolium chloride; Basionic ST-70; [ChemIDplus] 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride; [Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents] 1-Butyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazolium chloride; BMIM Cl; [EPA - TSCATS] 1-Methyl-3-butylimidazolium chloride; 1H-Imidazolium, 1-butyl-3-methyl-, chloride (9Cl); [NTP] UN2811
Description
Slightly yellow solid; [Merck Index] Colorless or yellowish solid with a solvent odor; [NTP] Light yellow hygroscopic solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a solvent for organic reactions; [Merck Index] Used in anion exchange reactions, as a catalyst or catalyst component, solvent, electrolyte (batteries and metal recovery), in other electrochemical processes, and in chromatographic separations; [NTP]
Comments
Teratogenicity observed in mice orally administered 225 mg/kg/day during organogenesis (maternally toxic); [Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents] A modified local lymph node assay (LLNA) of mice could not be completed due to high dermal toxicity, causing mortality at 60% (approximately 1,570 mg/kg) and 30% (approximately 815 mg/kg) concentrations; Oral LD50 (rat) = 300-500 mg/kg; [EPA - TSCATS] A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; [NTP] A skin and strong eye irritant; Toxic by ingestion; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See "1-Methylimidazole."
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Toxic solid, organic, n.o.s."
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: