BACKGROUND: The presence of certain polybrominated flame retardants in electrical and electronic equipment plastics can make recycling of the raw materials difficult. We have investigated the use of ionic liquids to selectively remove these harmful components and a series of imidazolium-and pyridinium-based ionic liquids have been prepared in a microwave reactor. Microwave synthesis is rapid and the products obtained are identical to those obtained by conventional synthetic methods.

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