Benzoate-based room temperature ionic liquids—thermal properties and glycosaminoglycan dissolution

Autor: Saravanababu Murugesan, John M. Wiencek, Robert J. Linhardt, Rex X. Ren
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Carbohydrate Polymers. 63:268-271
ISSN: 0144-8617
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.09.022
Popis: Benzoate-based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have been synthesized with cations of varying structures. The thermal properties of these RTILs have been characterized to understand their structure–property relationship. A subset of these benzoate-RTILs was found to be capable of dissolving highly charged polysaccharides, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) to an extent of 10 mg/ml while PF6 and BF4 RTILs were not able to dissolve GAGs in significant quantities. The impact of the nature of the GAG counter-ion on GAG solubility is also addressed. The imidazolium salts of GAGs dissolved easier when compared to the sodium salts. q 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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