Issue 23, 2021

The impact of the counterion in the performance of ionic hydrotropes

Abstract

The efficiency of an ionic hydrotrope is shown to increase with the hydrophobicity of its counterion, challenging the common view that ionic hydrotropes should possess a small, densely charged counterion such as sodium or chloride.

Graphical abstract: The impact of the counterion in the performance of ionic hydrotropes

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Dec 2020
Accepted
17 Feb 2021
First published
17 Feb 2021

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 2951-2954

The impact of the counterion in the performance of ionic hydrotropes

D. O. Abranches, J. Benfica, B. P. Soares, A. M. Ferreira, T. E. Sintra, S. Shimizu and J. A. P. Coutinho, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 2951 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC08092F

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