Chemistry:1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate

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Short description: Magnetic liquid
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 678-175-3
Properties
C8H15Cl4FeN2
Molar mass 336.87 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H315, H319
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate is a magnetic ionic liquid whose appearance resembles that of honey.[2] It can be obtained from reacting 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride and ferric chloride resulting in a Lewis acid-base reaction. It has quite low water solubility.[3] It is highly polar.

Due to the presence of the high spin anion FeCl
4
, the liquid is paramagnetic and reportedly has a magnetic susceptibility of 40.6 × 10−6 emu g−1.[4] A small neodymium magnet is able to attract this liquid in a test tube.

References

  1. PubChem. "1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11674455. 
  2. Chemiolis (2025-01-17). Making a True Magnetic Liquid. Retrieved 2026-06-07 – via YouTube.
  3. Satoshi Hayashi; Satyen Saha; Hiro-o Hamaguchi (2006). "A new class of magnetic fluids: bmim[FeCl4] and nbmim[FeCl4] ionic liquids". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 42 (1): 12–14. doi:10.1109/TMAG.2005.854875. Bibcode2006ITM....42...12H. 
  4. Satoshi Hayashi; Hiro-o Hamaguchi (2004). "Discovery of a Magnetic Ionic Liquid [bmim]FeCl4". Chemistry Letters 33 (18): 1590–1591. doi:10.1246/cl.2004.1590. 

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