The nucleophilic reactivity of a representative series of anions has been measured in [hmim][ClO4] 3i, [hm(2)im][ClO4] 3'i, and [hmim][PF6] 31 ILs in the reaction with n-alkyl methanesulfonates and compared with that found in common molecular solvents (MeOH, DMSO, PhC1). The reactivity is found to depend on both the imidazolium cation-anion interaction and the specific solvation by water present in the IL, the water playing the main effect, in particular with hydrophilic anions. Removal of the largest quantity of water remarkably increases the ion pair reactivity in the IL up to rate constant value k comparable with those obtained in DMSO and in low polarity media (PhC1). (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Inst Quim, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Inst Quim, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Inst Quim, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Inst Quim, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil