1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium-chloride and imidazole

Topics: Cations; Germination; Hordeum; Imidazoles; Ionic Liquids; Molecular Structure; Oxygen; Seedlings; Triticum

The study of protein-ionic liquid interactions is very important because of the widespread use of ionic liquids as protein stabilizer in the recent years. In this work, the interaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with different imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) such as [1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium ethyl sulfate (EmimESO

Topics: Anilino Naphthalenesulfonates; Circular Dichroism; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Imidazoles; Ionic Liquids; Serum Albumin, Bovine; Spectrometry, Fluorescence; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Thermodynamics

The activity and stability of laccase and their kinetic mechanisms in water soluble ionic liquids (ILs): 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride [C(4)mim][Cl], 1-octyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride [C(8)mim][Cl], and 1-decyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride [C(10)mim][Cl] were investigated. The results show that an IL concentration up to 10% is satisfactory for initial laccase activity at pH 9.0. The laccase stability was well maintained in [C(4)mim][Cl] IL when compared to the control. The inactivation of laccase increases with the length of the alkyl chain in the IL: [C(10)mim][Cl] > [C(8)mim][Cl] > [C(4)mim][Cl]. The kinetic studies in the presence of ABTS as substrate allowed calculating the Michaelis-Menten parameters. Among the ILs, [C(4)mim][Cl] was the suitable choice attending to laccase activity and stability. Alkyl chains in the ions of ILs have a deactivating effect on laccase, which increases strongly with the length of the alkyl chain.

Topics: Borates; Imidazoles; Ionic Liquids; Kinetics; Laccase

A new compound was detected during the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from glucose and cellulose in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) at high temperatures. Further experiments found that it was derived from the reaction of HMF with [Bmim]Cl. The structure of new compound was established as 1-butyl-2-(5'-methyl-2'-furoyl)imidazole (BMI) based on nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry analysis, and a possible mechanism for its formation was proposed. Reactions of HMF with other imidazolium-based ionic liquids were performed to check the formation of BMI. Our results provided new insights in terms of side reactions between HMF and imidazolium-based ionic liquids, which should be valuable for designing better processes for the production of furans using biomass and related materials.

Topics: Catalysis; Cellulose; Furaldehyde; Glucose; Hot Temperature; Imidazoles; Ionic Liquids; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Mass Spectrometry; Molecular Structure