Facile synthesis of novel ionic liquids containing dithiocarbamate

The synthesis and characterization of several new ionic liquid derivatives containing dithiocarbamate, i.e., 3-methyl-1-[3-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate-propyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5a, 3-methyl-1-[3-N,N-dibutyldithiocarbamatepropyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5b, 3-methyl-1-[3-N,N-dioctyldithiocarbamate-propyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5c, 3-methyl-1-[3-N,N-diphenyl-dithiocarbamate-propyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5d, 3-methyl-1-[3-morpholinedithiocarbamate-propyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5e, 3-methyl-1-[3-pyridinedithiocarbamate-propyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5f, and 3-methyl-1-[3-imidazoledithiocarbamate-propyl]-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate 5g, are described.