1-(4-Bromo-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoropheyl)-3-(3-phenylbenzyl)-4-methylimidazolium Bromide

Abstract

In this paper, we report on the crystal structure of salt 1-(4-bromo-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)-3-(3-phenylbenzyl)-4-methylimidazolium bromide, 3, synthesized by the sequential nucleophilic attack of 4-methylimidazole on bromopentafluorobenzene and then 3-phenylbenzyl bromide. The salt was characterized by 1H, 13C, and 19F NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

Keywords

• imidazolium
• halogen bonding
• hydrogen bonding
• X-ray structure
• DFT