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Biodegradable ionic liquids: Part I. Concept, preliminary targets and evaluation

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: The design, preparation and evaluation of biodegradable ionic liquids containing ester or amide groups in the alkyl side chain are presented. Factors improving the biodegradation of surfactants were successfully applied to ionic liquids. These novel ionic liquids can be prepared from readily available starting materials in high yield. The introduction of a group susceptible to enzymatic hydrolysis greatly improves the biodegradation (OECD 301D ‘Closed Bottle Test’) compared with the commonly used dialkylimidazolium ionic liquids, bmimBF4 and bmimPF6. For the 3-methyl-1-(alkyloxycarbonylmethyl)imidazolium bromide series, the greatest biodegradation was observed when alkyl = butyl, pentyl, hexyl and octyl. The corresponding amide analogs proved to be poorly biodegradable.

Source: Green Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/b315270g

Authors: Nicholas Gathergood, M. Teresa Garcia, Peter J. Scammells

Institutions: Deakin University, Monash University, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona

Language: English

Topic: Ionic liquids properties and applications

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2165492327

FWCI: 9.708

Cites: 27

Cited by: 491

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