Room Temperature Ionic Liquids from 20 Natural Amino Acids

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Authors

Kenta Fukumoto · Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Masahiro Yoshizawa‐Fujita · Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Hiroyuki Ohno · Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Abstract

We first succeeded in synthesizing ionic liquids from 20 natural amino acids. Amino acid ionic liquids dissolved native amino acids, despite water-free conditions. Furthermore, these ionic liquids are soluble in various organic solvents, such as chloroform. Effects of acidity, hydrogen bonding ability, and steric factors on the properties of these ionic liquids were analyzed as the function of side groups.

Topics & Keywords

Ionic liquids properties and applications Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Analytical chemistry methods development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volume 127, Issue 8, pp. 2398-2399

DOI: 10.1021/ja043451i

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