Addition of suitably-designed zwitterions improves the saturated water content of hydrophobic ionic liquids

作者:Ito Yoritsugu; Kohno Yuki; Nakamura Nobuhumi; Ohno Hiroyuki*
来源:Chemical communications, 2012, 48(91): 11220-11222.
DOI:10.1039/c2cc36119a

摘要

The saturated water content in a hydrophobic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide, was improved from 0.4 wt% to 17.8 wt% by adding a 3-(1-butyl-3-imidazolio) propanesulfonate-type zwitterion in appropriate amounts. The mixture containing 17.8 wt% water successfully dissolved horse heart cytochrome c without significant change of the higher ordered structure.

  • 出版日期2012