Mechanism of cellulose dissolution in the ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride: a 13C and 35/37Cl NMR relaxation study on model systems

2006697 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Richard C. Remsing · University of the Sciences

Richard P. Swatloski · University of Alabama

Guillermo Moyna · University of the Sciences

Abstract

13C and 35/37Cl NMR relaxation measurements on several model systems demonstrate that the solvation of cellulose by the ionic liquid (IL) 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim]Cl) involves hydrogen-bonding between the carbohydrate hydroxyl protons and the IL chloride ions in a 1 ratio 1 stoichiometry.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Ionic liquids properties and applications Lignin and Wood Chemistry

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/b600586c

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