L-allyl-3-methylimidazolium

Zhang, H., Wu, ]., Zhang, J., and He, J., l-Allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride room temperature ionic liquid A new and powerful nonderivatizing solvent for cellulose. Macromolecules, 38,8272-827/ 2005. 

A broader exploitation of cellulose solubility in ionic liquids lies in modification of cellulose into more useful forms. Cellulose acetate is currently the most useful derivative of cellulose, with uses in photographic film, as a synthetic fibre and as a component of adhesives. Acetylation of cellulose has been carried out effectively in l-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [Amim][Cl], [C4mim CI], [C2mim][Cl], l-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium chloride [C4dmim][Cl] and l-allyl-2,3-dimethyl-imidazolium bromide [Admim][Br] [136, 159-162], The first report of cellulose acetylation in an ionic liquid involved a one-step reaction in [Amim][Cl] without catalyst, yielding cellulose acetate with a controllable degree of substitution [136], Yields of cellulose acetate of up to 86% have been obtained via reaction in [C4mim] [Cl] at 80 °C for 2 h [160],... 

Zhang H, Wang ZG, Zhang ZN et al (2007) Regenerated-ceUulose/multiwalled-carbon-nanotube composite fibers with enhanced mechanical properties prepared with the ionic liquid l-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. Adv Mater 19 698-704... 

However, only the limited investigations have been reported regarding the dissolution of chitin with ionic liquids including the author s study (Wu et al., 2008, Prasad et al., 2009, Qin et al., 2010, Wang et al., 2010), in which the author found that an ionic liquid, l-allyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (AMlMBr) (Figure 3), dissolved or swelled chitin to form weak gel-like materials (ion gels) (Kadokawa, 2011, Kadokawa 2012). 

Zheng Y, Zhang S, Lii X, Wang Q, Zuo Y, Liu L (2012) Low-temperature electrodeposition of aluminium from lewis acidic l-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloroaluminate ionic liquids. Chin J Chem Eng 20(1) 130-139. doi 10.1016/S1004-9541(12)60372-3... 

Electrospun bacterial cellulose fibers have been produced by first achieving dissolution in l-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride at 5% bacterial cellulose at 70°C. This experiment also involved the production of electrospim composite fibers with M WCNT [148], as is discussed further below. 

Cao, Y., Wu, J., Meng, T., Zhang, J., He, J., Li, H. Zhang, Y. (2007). Acetone-Soluble Cellulose Acetates Prepared by One-Step Homogeneous Acetylation of Comhusk Cellulose in an Ionic Liquid l-Allyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride (AmimCl), Carbohydrate Polymers, 69, pp. 665-672... 

Qiao C, Li T, Zhang L, Yang X, Xu J (2014) Rheology and viscosity scaling of gelatin/l-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride solution. Kor-Aust Rheol J 26(2) 169-175... 

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