Deep Eutectic Solvents in The Synthesis of Polymers

Mokhtary, Masoud

doi:10.19080/ajop.2019.02.555586

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“…Their extractive capabilities have been illustrated in pharmaceuticals, [6][7][8] food industry, 9 metal industry 10,11 and carbon dioxide capture applications. 1,[12][13][14][15] They are also promising candidates for liquid-liquid extraction of micro and nano pollutants from aqueous solutions due to their immiscibility, 16,17 low volatility, 7,[18][19][20] and low toxicity. 4,13,21,22 The high number of organic hydrogen bonding donors and acceptors in chemical inventory provides ample space for designing hydrophobic DESs with the desired extraction ability.…”

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Structure and hydrogen bonds of hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent‐aqueous liquid–liquid interfaces

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Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (DESs) emerge as candidates to extract organic substrates from aqueous solutions. The DES-aqueous liquid-liquid interface plays a vital role in the extraction ability of DESs because the nonbulk structure of interfacial molecules could cause thermodynamic and kinetic barriers. One question is how the DES compositions affect the structural features of the interface. We investigate the density profile, dipole moment, and hydrogen bonds of eight hydrophobic DESaqueous interfaces using molecular dynamics simulations. The eight DESs are composed of four organic compounds: decanoic acid, menthol, thymol, and lidocaine. The results show the variations of dipole moment and hydrogen bond structure and dynamics at the interfaces. These variations could influence the extraction ability of DES through adjusting the partition and kinetics of organic substrates in the DESaqueous biphasic systems. We also analyze the relationship between the variation of these interfacial features and the size and hydrophobicity of DES components.

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