Abstract
Atomic absorption spectroscopy of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl- 3-methylimidazolium ethanoate ([emim]2[O2CMe]), prepared according to International Patent WO 96/18459, showed it to contain large amounts of lead impurity: (ca. 0.5 M): [emim]2[Pb(O2CMe)4] was isolated and shown crystallographically to contain the first known example of a monomeric, homoleptic pentacoordinate lead(II) carboxylate complex, with a stereochemically active lone-pair.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1929-1930 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 19 |
Publication status | Published - 7 Oct 2000 |