Patent ID: 6573405
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: C07B,C07C,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
An ionic compound having a melting point of no more than 60Â° C., formed by the reaction of a quaternary ammonium compound or the formulaR1R2R3R4N+Xâˆ’â€ƒâ€ƒ(I) or a mixture of two or more thereof;with a halide of zinc, tin or iron, or a mixture of two or more thereof; wherein R1, R2, and R3, are each independently a C1 to C5 alkyl or a C6 to C10 cycloalkyl group, or wherein R2 and R3 taken together represent a C4 to C10 alkylene group, thereby forming with the N atom of formula I a 5 to 11-membered heterocyclic ring, and wherein R4, is a C6 to C12 alkyl or a cycloalkyl group, or a C1 to C12 alkyl or a cycloalkyl group substituted with at least one group selected from OH, Cl, Br, F, I, NH2, CN, NO2, COOR5, CHO, COR5 and OR5, wherein R5 is a C1 to C10 alkyl or cycloalkyl group, and Xâˆ’ is a suitable counter-ion.