Organic Chemistry: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-0401
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0401
+44 1478 350008
Joanna Feder-Kubis
WrocÃ?Â?aw University of Technology, Poland
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Organic Chem Curr Res
Academic research on ionic liquids, across many varied applications, is strong and still growing area of interest. New chiral imidazolium-based ionic liquids containing (1R,2S,5R)-(�)-menthol substituent, having symmetrical structure of the salts, have been synthesized and characterized. Monocyclic terpen alcohol: (1R,2S,5R)-(�)-menthol, obtained from a variety of mint (Menthae L.), was used as a substrate in two different reactions to obtain 1,3-bis[(1R,2S,5R)-(�)-menthoxymethyl]imidazolium chloride [1], which is a prototype of chiral ionic liquids. After that, metathesis of this symmetrical imidazolium chloride with various organic and inorganic salts in menthol or water/menthol solution was carried out. The ion exchange reaction goes smoothly, with the satisfactory exceed (from 94 to 99%). Discussed symmetrical salts belong to Chiral Ionic Liquids (CILs) where the chirality resides in the cation and is associated with the presence of optical active (1R,2S,5R)-(�)-menthol. Obtained symmetrical salts are hydrophobic, and air- and moisture-stable under ambient conditions. Moreover, they are non-volatile and non-flammable. Some of the 1,3-bis[(1R,2S,5R)-(�)-menthoxymethyl]imidazolium salts [i.e.: chloride, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide, acesulfame, saccharinate] possess excellent antielectrostatic properties and their ability to drain the surface charge is similar to these of a known antistatic agent (Catanac 609: American Cyanamin Co.).
She is Research Associate from the year 2009 till present at Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry at WrocÃ?Â?aw Area, Poland Her specialization in organic chemistry and technology, chemistry of natural products (Open)2 honors and awards in The development of educational and scientific potential of the young academic staff of Wroclaw University of TechnologyThe development of educational and scientific potential of the young academic staff of Wroclaw University of Technology She was Research Associate at Poznan University of Technology from September 2001 – till May 2008 at PoznaÃ?Â? Area, Poland.