2020 Vol. 5, No. 2

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Editorial
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Research Highlight
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When I read the paper of “Crystal-Confined Freestanding Ionic Liquids for Reconfigurable and Repairable Electronics” that was published on Nature Communications (Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 547), I felt excited as it led to a new application of ionic liquids in addition to the enormous studies on chemica...
Short communication
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For the first time, we employed the halogen-free deep eutectic solvent (DES) into the Knoevenagel condensation between aromatic aldehydes and active methylene compounds at room temperature. The DESs [3Im:PTSA] and [4Im:PTSA] were prepared by imidazole (Im) andp-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA), which wer...
Research paper
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We report new heterogeneous organocatalyst based on silica hybrid supported N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC-) species. The organocatalyst is formed from an imidazolium iodide based ionosilica material, followed by iodide/acetate anion exchange. The imidazolium acetate generates the organocatalytic carbe...
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Acidic poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) with swelling ability were synthesized by free radical copolymerization of N-vinylimidazolium ionic liquids, divinylbenzene (DVB) and sodium acrylate (NaAA), and further acidification by sulfuric acid. The swelling ability of acidic PILs was greatly affected by cros...
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The catalysis of ionic liquids (ILs) in the traditional stirred reactor suffers from insufficient mass and heat transfer, which always needs a long reaction time and results in a low reaction rate. In this work, highly efficient synthesis of 1-methoxy-2-propanol via the alcoholysis reaction of propy...
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A bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst was designed and synthesized, denoted DMEDA/IL–NH2-MIL-101. The structure and physical-chemical characterization of DMEDA/IL–NH2-MIL-101 and its precursors were characterized by SEM, N2 adsorption-desorption, XPS, FT-IR, PXRD, elemental analysis, and TGA techniq...
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Oxidative desulfurization (ODS) has been proved to be an efficient strategy for the production of clean fuel oil. Numerous metal-based materials have been employed as excellent ODS catalysts, but being hindered by their high-cost and potential secondary pollution. In this work, we employed graphene ...
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The potential applications of shale oil as a substitute energy source are adversely influenced due to its high nitrogen content. In this work, four imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs), i.e., 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim]Ac), 1-butyl-3-methyl...
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The cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides catalyzed by ionic liquids (ILs) has been a widely ongoing studied hot topic over the years. Recent experimental research has shown that the protic ionic liquids (PILs) behave stronger hydrogen proton donating ability than aprotic ionic liquids (APILs), and can...
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Specific fluorophore was introduced into ionic liquid based on its tunability, thus a kind of novel fluorescent ionic liquid probe [P66614][HQS] was designed, synthesized and characterized. Compared with non-fluorescent HQS, ionic liquid [P66614][HQS] emitted a certain amount of fluorescence, which ...
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Photocatalysis is considered as an ideal strategy for water pollution treatment. However, it remains challenging to design a highly efficient photocatalytic system through regulating the charge flow via a precise approach. In this work, a novel NH2-MIL-125(Ti)/Bi2WO6 composite was constructed via se...
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Four protic ionic liquids (ILs) were synthesized via a one-step method by using benzotriazole (BTA) and benzimidazole as cations, and benzenesulfonic acid and 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (NSA) as anions. These ILs were used as green corrosion inhibitors for brass specimens in a nitric acid solution. ...
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It is very difficult to directly spin the lignocellulose without pretreatment. Ionic liquids (ILs) are promising solvent to dissolve lignocellulose to prepare cellulose fiber. However, the degree of cellulose polymerization(DP)is reduced when lignocellulose is dissolved in ILs, andthelignin removal ...
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Green solvents for cellulose dissolution is a key topic for green chemistry, especially natural cellulose with high molecular weight, and there are scarce solvents reported. Deep eutectic solvent (DES) is a typical kind of green solvent that has been attracted much attention recently. Here, high mol...
Research article
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