Ionic liquids: new forms of active pharmaceutical ingredients with unique, tunable properties

JL Shamshina, RD Rogers - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
This Review aims to summarize advances over the last 15 years in the development of
active pharmaceutical ingredient ionic liquids (API-ILs), which make up a prospective game …

Ionic liquids toxicity—benefits and threats

J Flieger, M Flieger - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) are solvents with salt structures. Typically, they contain organic cations
(ammonium, imidazolium, pyridinium, piperidinium or pyrrolidinium), and halogen …

Database of deep eutectic solvents and their physical properties: A review

KA Omar, R Sadeghi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are stable liquids at ambient conditions and generally
composed of the binary or ternary compositions of two or three components, which have a …

Biocompatible ionic liquids: fundamental behaviours and applications

JM Gomes, SS Silva, RL Reis - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocompatible ionic liquids (Bio-ILs) are an eco-and bio-friendly family of ionic liquids (ILs)
useful in applications ranging from the electrochemical to the biomedical fields. The most …

Ionic liquid crystals: versatile materials

K Goossens, K Lava, CW Bielawski… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

Ionic liquid processing of cellulose

H Wang, G Gurau, RD Rogers - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Utilization of natural polymers has attracted increasing attention because of the consumption
and over-exploitation of non-renewable resources, such as coal and oil. The development of …

Assessing the toxicity and biodegradability of deep eutectic solvents

Q Wen, JX Chen, YL Tang, J Wang, Z Yang - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have emerged as a new type of promising ionic solvents with
a broad range of potential applications. Although their ecotoxicological profile is still poorly …

Ionic liquids: a pathway to environmental acceptability

M Petkovic, KR Seddon, LPN Rebelo… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids were initially proposed as replacements for conventional organic solvents;
however, their chemistry has developed remarkably and offers unexpected opportunities in …

Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents in natural products research: mixtures of solids as extraction solvents

Y Dai, J Van Spronsen, GJ Witkamp… - Journal of natural …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Mixtures of solid chemicals may become liquid under certain conditions. These liquids are
characterized by the formation of strong ionic (ionic liquids) or hydrogen bonds (deep …

Low melting mixtures in organic synthesis–an alternative to ionic liquids?

C Ruß, B König - Green Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a pressing need to replace hazardous and harmful solvents with “green” or
“sustainable” media. Natural compounds have recently been used to produce deep eutectic …