Ohlin, CABéni, ZLaurenczy, GRuiz, NMasdeu-Bultó, AM2007-02-022007-02-022007-02-02200710.1002/aoc.1194https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/240307WOS:00024465930000610295Dehydrohalogenation of haloaromatics in ionic liquids derived from ethylmethylimidazolium or similar salts has been performed using Pd-C, Pd(OAc)₂ and other catalysts using formate salts as a hydrogen source. In the ionic liquid [emim][BF₄], chlorobenzene was dehalogenated by up to 40%, bromobenzene up to 25% and iodobenzene up to 41% in 2 h. Reactions in the absence of the ionic liquid were also performed.text::journal::journal article::research article