Ultrastable superbase-derived protic ionic liquids.

Cellulose hydrolysis with thermo- and alkali-tolerant cellulases in cellulose- dissolving superbase ionic liquids

The addition of CO2 to four superbase ionic liquids: a DFT study

Lithium coordination in protic ionic liquids.

The lithium ion-ion interactions in protic ionic liquids can be very different compared to those in aprotic ionic liquids. In this study we show that, for equal lithium ion concentration, the lithium coordination number in protic ionic liquids is lower than that in aprotic ones. This lower coordination makes lithium ions more "free" to move in protic ionic liquids and it might have an important...

Interesting thermal variations owing to cationic ring structural features in protic ionic liquids.

The present communication divulges interesting thermal behavior of different protic ionic liquids arising due to the hydrophobicity modifications in their parent cationic ring structures. This work assists us in differentiating between protic ionic liquids, their aprotic counterparts and common electrolytes in water. The thermal signatures produced by protic ionic liquids, aprotic ionic liquids...

Brønsted acidity of protic ionic liquids: a modern ab initio valence bond theory perspective.

Room temperature ionic liquids (ILs), especially protic ionic liquids (PILs), are used in many areas of the chemical sciences. Ionicity, the extent of proton transfer, is a key parameter which determines many physicochemical properties and in turn the suitability of PILs for various applications. The spectrum of computational chemistry techniques applied to investigate ionic liquids includes cl...