Issue 4, 2008
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Green Chemistry

The design and synthesis of biodegradable pyridinium ionic liquids†

Jitendra R. Harjani,a   Robert D. Singer,b   M. Teresa Garciac  and  Peter J. Scammells*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
E-mail: peter.scammells@vcp.monash.edu.au
Fax: +61 3 99039582
Tel: +61 3 9903 9542

b Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada

c Department of Surfactant Technology, IIQAB-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, Spain
E-mail: mtgbet@iiqab.csic.es
Fax: +34 93 204 5904
Tel: +34 93 400 6100

Abstract

Ionic liquids with a pyridinium cation bearing an ester side chain moiety were prepared from either pyridine or nicotinic acid and their biodegradability was evaluated using the CO2 Headspace test (ISO 14593). ILs of this type showed exceptionally high levels of biodegradation under aerobic conditions and can be classified as ‘readily biodegradable’.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B800534F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Jan 2008
Accepted
15 Feb 2008
First published
28 Feb 2008

Green Chem., 2008,10, 436-438

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J. R. Harjani, R. D. Singer, M. T. Garcia and P. J. Scammells, Green Chem., 2008, 10, 436 DOI: 10.1039/B800534F

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