Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5202892 | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Ionic liquids based on the 1-methylimidazolium cation with chloride, bromide, hydrogen sulfate, and tetrafluoroborate counterions along with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate were employed to degrade two lignin model compounds, guaiacylglycerol-β-guaiacyl ether and veratrylglycerol-β-guaiacyl ether. The acidity of each ionic liquid was approximated using 3-nitroaniline as an indicator to measure the Hammett acidity (H0). While all of the tested ionic liquids were strongly acidic (H0 between 1.48 and 2.08), the relative acidity did not correlate with the ability of the ionic liquid to catalyze β-O-4 ether bond hydrolysis. The reactivity of the model compounds in the ionic liquids is dependent not only on the acidity, but also on the nature of the ions and their interaction with the model compounds.
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Authors
Blair J. Cox, Songyan Jia, Z. Conrad Zhang, John G. Ekerdt,