In-situ ionic liquid-dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (IL-DLLME) method was developed as a pretreatment
method for the detection of six chlorophenols (CPs) in honey samples. The hydrophobic ionic
liquid [C4MIM][NTf2], formed in-situ by the hydrophilic ionic liquid [C4MIM][BF4] and the ion exchange
reagent LiNTf2 was used as the microextractant solvent of CPs from honey sample. Then the enriched analytes
were back-extracted into 40 lL of 0.14 M NaOH solution and finally subjected to analysis by highperformance
liquid chromatography.