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Synthesis, anti-microbial activities and anti-electrostatic properties of phosphonium-based ionic liquids

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A range of phosphonium ionic liquids having the generic formula [PR3R′]X (R and R′ are alkyl groups; X is halide, trifluoromethanesulfonate, bis(trifluorsulfonyl)imide, nitrate, dialkylphosphinate, dicyanamide, decanoate, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, or diisobutyldithiophosphinate have been prepared, characterised, and tested for anti-
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This article is published in Green Chemistry.The article was published on 2005-11-17. It has received 173 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ionic liquid & Phosphonium.

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Environmental fate and toxicity of ionic liquids: a review.

TL;DR: The achievements and current status of environmental risk assessment of ILs are reviewed, and hopefully this article provides insights into this research frontier.
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Ionic Liquids: A Pathway to Environmental Acceptability

TL;DR: This critical review aims to present an overview of the current understanding of the toxicity and environmental impact of the principal ionic liquid groups, and highlights some emerging concerns.
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Novel biocompatible cholinium-based ionic liquids—toxicity and biodegradability

TL;DR: In this article, a new group of environmentally friendly ionic liquids are presented, which are designed by combining the benign cholinium cation, [NMe3(CH2CH2OH)]+, with a range of linear alkanoate anions ([CnH2n+1CO2]−, n = 1-9], as well as two structural isomers (n = 3 or 4).
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Effects of different head groups and functionalised side chains on the aquatic toxicity of ionic liquids

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of different head groups, functionalised side chains and anions of ionic liquids on the marine bacteria Vibrio fischeri, the limnic green algae Scenedesmus vacuolatus and the fresh water plant Lemna minor was investigated.
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Ionic Liquids-New "Solutions" for Transition Metal Catalysis.

TL;DR: There are indications that switching from a normal organic solvent to an ionic liquid can lead to novel and unusual chemical reactivity, which opens up a wide field for future investigations into this new class of solvents in catalytic applications.
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Hydrophobic, Highly Conductive Ambient-Temperature Molten Salts

TL;DR: New, hydrophobic ionic liquids with low melting points (<−30 °C to ambient temperature) have been synthesized and investigated, based on 1,3-dialkyl imidazolium cations and hydrophilic anions and thus water-soluble.
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Ionic Liquids--Solvents of the Future?

TL;DR: Rogers and Seddon as discussed by the authors reviewed recent progress on developing new ionic liquid solvents for use in chemical synthesis, catalysis, fuel cells, and other applications.
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Characterization and comparison of hydrophilic and hydrophobic room temperature ionic liquids incorporating the imidazolium cation

TL;DR: A series of hydrophilic and hydrophobic 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have been prepared and characterized to determine how water content, density, viscosity, surface tension, melting point, and thermal stability are affected by changes in alkyl chain length and anion.
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